Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci from the invasive ant Pheidole megacephala.

abstract：:The pygmy grasshopper Tetrix japonica is a common insect distributed throughout the world, and it has the potential for use in studies of body colour polymorphism, genomics and the biology of Tetrigoidea (Insecta: Orthoptera). However, limited biological information is available for this insect. Here, we conducted a d...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Qiu Z,Liu F,Lu H,Huang Y

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ecological understanding of the role of consumer-resource interactions in natural food webs is limited by the difficulty of accurately and efficiently determining the complex variety of food types animals have eaten in the field. We developed a method based on DNA metabarcoding multiplexing and next-generation sequenc...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： De Barba M,Miquel C,Boyer F,Mercier C,Rioux D,Coissac E,Taberlet P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA barcoding is a molecular method that rapidly identifies an individual to a known taxon or its closest relative based on a 650-bp fragment of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI). In this study, DNA barcodes of members of the family Accipitridae, including Haliastur indus (brahminy kite), Haliaeetus leucogaster...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Ong PS,Luczon AU,Quilang JP,Sumaya AM,Ibañez JC,Salvador DJ,Fontanilla IK

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the interspecific amplification of nuclear microsatellite loci developed mainly for eucalypts in the subgenus Symphyomyrtus across five species within the second most speciose subgenus, subgenus Eucalyptus. A set of eight to 10 loci, depending on taxon, have been identified that are highly variable...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Nevill PG,Reed A,Bossinger G,Vaillancourt RE,Larcombe M,Ades PK

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Palaeoenvironments and former climates are typically inferred from pollen and macrofossil records. This approach is time-consuming and suffers from low taxonomic resolution and biased taxon sampling. Here, we test an alternative DNA-based approach utilizing the P6 loop in the chloroplast trnL (UAA) intron; a short (13...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Sønstebø JH,Gielly L,Brysting AK,Elven R,Edwards M,Haile J,Willerslev E,Coissac E,Rioux D,Sannier J,Taberlet P,Brochmann C

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe 10 microsatellite loci for Panulirus argus (Caribbean spiny lobster). The number of alleles at each locus ranged from four to 39 (mean = 21.8) in 89 juvenile specimens collected at two different times at a recruitment site in south Florida. Levels of expected and observed heterozygosities ranged from 0.48 ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Tringali MD,Seyoum S,Schmitt SL

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AMaCAID is an R program designed to analyse multilocus genotypic patterns in large samples. It allows (i) the computation of the number and frequency of the different multilocus patterns available in a molecular data set and (ii) the analysis of discriminatory power of each combination of k markers among n available. ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Caroli S,Santoni S,Ronfort J

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interbreeding of individuals coming from genetically differentiated but incompletely isolated populations can lead to the formation of admixed populations, having important implications in ecology and evolution. In this simulation study, we evaluate how individual admixture proportions estimated by the software st...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Toyama KS,Crochet PA,Leblois R

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Museum collections are essential for reconstructing and understanding past biodiversity. Many museum specimens are, however, challenging to identify. Museum samples may be incomplete, have an unusual morphology, or represent juvenile individuals, all of which complicate accurate identification. In some cases, inaccura...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Vershinina AO,Kapp JD,Baryshnikov GF,Shapiro B

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsatellite genotyping of hair and faeces using standard polymerase chain reaction (PCR) resulted in low success rates and high error rates in a 2003-2004 pilot study using noninvasive genetic sampling for the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in the Italian Alps. Thus, we evaluated the performance of multiplex pre-amplifi...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： DE Barba M,Waits LP

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Karyotypic changes in chromosome number and structure are drivers in the divergent evolution of diverse plant species and lineages. This study aimed to reveal the origins of the unique karyotype (2n = 12) and phylogenetic relationships of the genus Megadenia (Brassicaceae). A high-quality chromosome-scale genome was a...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Yang W,Zhang L,Mandáková T,Huang L,Li T,Jiang J,Yang Y,Lysak MA,Liu J,Hu Q

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of the juveniles of economically important thrips species on imports by morphology alone can be challenging and culturing is usually required. In the case of EU quarantine species such as Thrips palmi, rapid and accurate identification is essential. DNA barcoding using the Cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gen...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Glover RH,Collins DW,Walsh K,Boonham N

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Entomopathogenic fungi in the genus Metarhizium are useful for biological control programmes against economically important arthropod pests worldwide. However, understanding the true diversity and ecology of these organisms is hampered by convergent morphologies between species. The application of molecular techniques...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Kepler RM,Rehner SA

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers were identified and validated for two stingrays species, Potamotrygon motoro and Potamotrygon falkneri, using double digest restriction-site associated DNA (ddRAD) reads using 454-Roche technology. A total of 226 774 reads (65.5 Mb) were obtained (mean read length 289 ± 183...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Cruz VP,Vera M,Pardo BG,Taggart J,Martinez P,Oliveira C,Foresti F

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies on the biogeography of host-parasitoid interactions are scarce, mainly because of technical difficulties associated with rearing and species identification. DNA barcoding is increasingly recognized as a valuable tool for taxon identification, allowing to link different life history stages of a species. We eval...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Santos AM,Besnard G,Quicke DL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our understanding of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes, a major vector of sleeping sickness, has been severely constrained by a lack of genetic markers for mapping and population genetic studies. Here we present 10 newly developed microsatellite loci for this tsetse species. Heterozygosity levels in Moyo, an Ugandan populati...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Brown JE,Komatsu KJ,Abila PP,Robinson AS,Okedi LM,Dyer N,Donnelly MJ,Slotman MA,Caccone A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic stock identification (GSI) is an important tool in fisheries management. Microsatellites (μSATs) have been the dominant genetic marker for GSI; however, increasing availability and numerous advantages of single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers make them an appealing alternative. We tested performance of 1...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Hess JE,Matala AP,Narum SR

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The brushtail possum is a major agricultural and ecological pest in New Zealand. A novel noninvasive DNA sampling tool for detecting its presence (WaxTags, or WT) was tested. DNA was recovered from saliva left on WT, and two lengths (407 bp and 648 bp) of the cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) barcoding region were amplifie...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Vargas ML,Cruickshank RH,Ross JG,Holyoake AJ,Ogilvie SC,Paterson AM

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed 11 polymorphic microsatellite DNA markers for an Australian native plant, Daviesia triflora. The number of alleles per locus in 40 individuals varied from four to 19, and observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.450 to 0.925 and from 0.497 to 0.899, respectively. Nine loci showed no significan...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： He T,Krauss SL,Lamont BB

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of numerous universal markers and suitable phylogenetic analysis methods are both very important for phylogenomics inference. Based on PCR amplification, a total of 122 markers, which were amplified in 19 representative species, were developed for Laurasiatherian phylogenomics. Subsequently, we illust...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Zhou X,Xu S,Zhang P,Yang G

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Archived specimens are highly valuable sources of DNA for retrospective genetic/genomic analysis. However, often limited effort has been made to evaluate and optimize extraction methods, which may be crucial for downstream applications. Here, we assessed and optimized the usefulness of abundant archived skeletal mater...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Nielsen EE,Morgan JAT,Maher SL,Edson J,Gauthier M,Pepperell J,Holmes BJ,Bennett MB,Ovenden JR

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evolutionary alterations to cis-regulatory sequences are likely to cause adaptive phenotypic complexity, through orchestrating changes in cellular proliferation, identity and communication. For nonmodel organisms with adaptive key innovations, patterns of regulatory evolution have been predominantly limited to targete...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Kratochwil CF,Meyer A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a convenient, cost-effective and flexible medium-throughput single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping method, Multiplex SNP-SCALE, which enables the simultaneous amplification by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of up to 25 (or potentially more) loci followed by electrophoresis in an automated DNA seq...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Kenta T,Gratten J,Haigh NS,Hinten GN,Slate J,Butlin RK,Burke T

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), a member of ratite family, is native to Australia and has been introduced to other countries worldwide. In this work, 10 polymorphic microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized for emu from public sequences. Polymorphism was surveyed in 22 individuals from two different popu...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Yáñez JM,González R,Angulo J,Vidal R,Santos JL,Martínez V

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, 49 primers were designed from sequences containing di-, tri-, tetra-, penta- and hexanucleotide motifs with a minimum of four repeats and presence of motif size polymorphisms (insertion/deletion) from cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) expressed sequence tags deposited in public sequence database. Each ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Tangphatsornruang S,Sraphet S,Singh R,Okogbenin E,Fregene M,Triwitayakorn K

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to detect the identity of a sample obtained from its environment is a cornerstone of molecular ecological research. Thanks to the falling price of shotgun sequencing, genome skimming, the acquisition of short reads spread across the genome at low coverage, is emerging as an alternative to traditional barco...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Rachtman E,Balaban M,Bafna V,Mirarab S

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With striking morphological diversity and adaptability, Chamaedorea palms constitute an ecologically and economically important understorey component of Neotropical forests. Nine loci developed for Chamaedorea elegans evaluated in three Veracruz populations resulted in a large number of alleles (8-18), and high expect...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Cibrián-Jaramillo A,Hahn WJ,Desalle R

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historical samples, like tanned hides and trophy skulls, can be extremely important for genetic studies of endangered or elusive species. Selection of a sampling protocol that is likely to provide sufficient amount and quality of DNA with a minimum damage to the original specimen is often critical for a success of the...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Polanc P,Sindičić M,Jelenčič M,Gomerčić T,Kos I,Huber D

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restriction fragment length polymorphism tools is an R application which supports a complete workflow of polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP), dealing with the problems which accompany analysis when PCR-RFLP is used in diversity studies. Large numbers of different RFLP samples ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Flessa F,Kehl A,Kohl M

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multiplex haplotype-specific polymerase chain reaction (MHS-PCR) method was developed, which identified seven Clupeiform species living in the tropical Eastern Atlantic region: Sardinella aurita, Sardinella maderensis, Ethmalosa fimbriata, Sardina pilchardus, Engraulis encrasicholus, Pellonula leonensis and Ilisha a...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Durand JD,Diatta MA,Diop K,Trape S

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00