Microsatellites for the Neotropical Ant, Odontomachus chelifer (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Autor(es)

Lemos, Alessandra S. M. ^[1] ; Azevedo-Silva, Marianne ^[2] ; Goncalves-Neto, Salatiel ^[1] ; Souza, Anete P. ^[3] ; Oliveira, Paulo S. ^[4]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[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

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE; v. 20, n. 5 OCT 24 2020.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

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)

• Processo FAPESP: 17/16645-1 - Ecologia molecular de formigas neotropicais
• Beneficiário: Paulo Sergio Moreira Carvalho de Oliveira
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa BIOTA - Regular
• Processo FAPESP: 17/18291-2 - Biodiversidade e ecologia molecular de formigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) ao longo de um gradiente latitudinal de Cerrado
• Beneficiário: Marianne Azevedo Silva
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 19/12683-1 - O uso de marcadores moleculares na investigação de polidomia em uma formiga do Cerrado, Camponotus leydigi (Formicidae: Formicinae)
• Beneficiário: Salatiel Gonçalves Neto
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Iniciação Científica
• Processo FAPESP: 14/23141-1 - Ecologia de interações, ecologia comportamental e biologia molecular de formigas neotropicais
• Beneficiário: Paulo Sergio Moreira Carvalho de Oliveira
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa BIOTA - Regular