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| Author(s): |
Lemos, Alessandra S. M.
[1]
;
Azevedo-Silva, Marianne
[2]
;
Goncalves-Neto, Salatiel
[1]
;
Souza, Anete P.
[3]
;
Oliveira, Paulo S.
[4]
Total Authors: 5
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Biol Anim, Grad Ciencias Biol, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Biol Anim, Programa Posgrad Ecol, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Estadual Campinas, Ctr Biol Mol & Engn Genet, Dept Biol Vegetal, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[4] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Biol Anim, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE; v. 20, n. 5 OCT 24 2020. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
Odontomachus chelifer (Latreille) (Ponerinae) is a ground-dwelling, predominantly carnivorous ant whose colonies may contain multiple egg-laying queens and are potentially susceptible to border effects in the Brazilian savanna known as Cerrado. The ecology and natural history of O. chelifer is well studied, but very little is known about the genetic diversity of O. chelifer colonies. In this study, we developed microsatellite markers for the study of genetic variation in O. chelifer. We created a microsatellite-enriched library that resulted in the development and characterization of 22 markers, of which 18 were found to be polymorphic in the population studied. The mean expected heterozygosity was 0.59, whereas the mean rarified allelic richness was determined as 4.27 alleles per locus. The polymorphism level detected was similar to genetic diversity estimates found in other poneromorph ant species.The microsatellites developed here are likely to be useful for the investigation of colony structure, functional polygyny, breeding system, and population genetics in O. chelifer. Moreover, the description of O. chelifer's genetic diversity is crucial for its conservation and maintenance of its ecological role in the Cerrado savanna. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 17/16645-1 - Molecular ecology of neotropical ants |
| Grantee: | Paulo Sergio Moreira Carvalho de Oliveira |
| Support Opportunities: | BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 17/18291-2 - Biodiversity and molecular ecology of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) along a latitudinal gradient in the Cerrado |
| Grantee: | Marianne Azevedo Silva |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |
| FAPESP's process: | 19/12683-1 - The use of molecular markers in the investigation of polydomy in a Cerrado ant, Camponotus leydigi (Formicidae: Formicinae) |
| Grantee: | Salatiel Gonçalves Neto |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/23141-1 - Ecology of interactions, behavioral ecology, and genetics of neotropical ant populations |
| Grantee: | Paulo Sergio Moreira Carvalho de Oliveira |
| Support Opportunities: | BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants |