Microsatellites for two Neotropical dominant ant species, Camponotus renggeri and C-rufipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Author(s)

Azevedo-Silva, Marianne ^[1] ; Mori, Gustavo M. ^{[2, 3]} ; Souza, Anete P. ^{[2, 4]} ; Oliveira, Paulo S. ^[5]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Programa Posgrad Ecol, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Ctr Biol Mol & Engn Genet, BR-13083875 Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[3] Polo Reg Ctr Sul, Agencia Paulista Tecnol Agronegocios, BR-13400970 Piracicaba, SP - Brazil

^[4] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Biol Vegetal, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[5] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Biol Anim, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: CONSERVATION GENETICS RESOURCES; v. 7, n. 2, p. 459-462, JUN 2015.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

Camponotus renggeri and C. rufipes are two important ants of the Brazilian Cerrado savanna, a threatened Biome. Thirty-one microsatellites were characterized and cross amplified for both species. 27 loci were polymorphic for C. renggeri (H-E = 0.575 and H-O = 0.575) and 24 for C. rufipes (H-E = 0.567 and H-O = 0.564). The average number of alleles per locus was 6.9 for C. renggeri and 5.9 for C. rufipes. The high levels of genetic diversity of these novel markers make them useful tools for genetic and evolutionary studies involving these ecologically important ants, and for the conservation of the Cerrado. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 12/23671-5 - Interaction between ants and plants bearing extrafloral nectaries : community patterns along a latitudinal gradient in the cerrado biome
• Grantee: Paulo Sergio Moreira Carvalho de Oliveira
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 12/08689-5 - Development and characterization of microsatellite markers for delimitation of two ant species in Cerrado: Camponotus renggeri and Camponotus rufipes (Formicidae: Formicinae)
• Grantee: Marianne Azevedo Silva
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• FAPESP's process: 13/08086-1 - Population and functional genomics and an ecophysiological approach on the evolutionary study of neotropical mangrove species in face of historical and current climate changes
• Grantee: Gustavo Maruyama Mori
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 11/18580-8 - Studies on Neotropical ants: interactions with herbivorous insects, behavioral ecology and social organization
• Grantee: Paulo Sergio Moreira Carvalho de Oliveira
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 08/52197-4 - Genomic-assisted breeding of sugarcane: using molecular markers for understanding the genetic architecture of quantitative traits and to implement marker assisted selection
• Grantee: Anete Pereira de Souza
• Support Opportunities: Program for Research on Bioenergy (BIOEN) - Thematic Grants