Methods for identifying and interpreting sex-linked SNP markers and carrying out sex assignment: application to thornback ray (Raja clavata).

abstract：:Estimation of demographic history from nucleotide sequences represents an important component of many studies in molecular ecology. For example, knowledge of a population's history can allow us to test hypotheses about the impact of climatic and anthropogenic factors. In the past, demographic analysis was typically li...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Ho SY,Shapiro B

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enriched genomic library was constructed and 9 novel polymorphic tetranucleotide microsatellite markers developed for Austrocedrus chilensis, the most economically important native conifer in the Andean Patagonian region. Polymorphism was investigated for these markers in 48 individuals from two populations. Number...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Arana MV,Buonamici A,Sebastiani F,Alia R,Gallo LA,Marchelli P,Moreno C,Vendramin GG

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reliable identification of Aphidiinae species (Braconidae) is a prerequisite for conducting studies on aphid-parasitoid interactions at the community level. However, morphological identification of Aphidiinae species remains problematic even for specialists and is almost impossible with larval stages. Here, we compare...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Derocles SA,LE Ralec A,Plantegenest M,Chaubet B,Cruaud C,Cruaud A,Rasplus JY

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the development of 10 polymorphic molecular markers containing short tandem repeats in the cosmopolitan reef-building coral, Pocillopora damicornis, an important model species for coral health, physiology, ecology, and genetics. The availability of polymorphic DNA markers in P. damicornis can act as impetus ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Starger CJ,Yeoh SS,Dai CF,Baker AC,Desalle R

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restriction-site-associated DNA tag (RAD-tag) sequencing has become a popular approach to generate thousands of SNPs used to address diverse questions in population genomics. Comparatively, the suitability of RAD-tag genotyping to address evolutionary questions across divergent species has been the subject of only a f...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Viricel A,Pante E,Dabin W,Simon-Bouhet B

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：:Microsatellite loci were identified from the charcoal rot fungus (Macrophomina phaseolina). Primer pairs for 46 loci were developed, and of these, 13 were optimized and screened using genomic DNA from 55 fungal isolates collected predominantly from two soybean fields in Mississippi. Twelve of the optimized loci were p...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Baird RE,Wadl PA,Wang X,Johnson DH,Rinehart TA,Abbas HK,Shier T,Trigiano RN

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Betel nut (Areca nut, Areca catechu L.) is a conspicuous and important cultivated plant of tropical and subtropical habitats throughout Southeast Asia and Oceania. As a significant cultural and social offering, the migration of betel nut associated with human dispersal is an important issue in ethnobotany and anthropo...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Hu CH,Huang CC,Hung KH,Hsu TW,Chiang TY

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study evaluated in silico the potential of 14 mitochondrial genes encoding the subunits of the respiratory chain complexes, including cytochrome c oxidase I (CO1), as Basidiomycota DNA barcode. Fifteen complete and partial mitochondrial genomes were recovered and characterized in this study. Mitochondrial genes sh...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Vialle A,Feau N,Allaire M,Didukh M,Martin F,Moncalvo JM,Hamelin RC

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial fitness is easy to measure in the laboratory, but difficult to measure in the field. Laboratory fitness assays make use of controlled conditions and genetically modified organisms, neither of which are available in the field. Among other applications, fitness assays can help researchers detect adaptation to ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Boynton PJ,Stelkens R,Kowallik V,Greig D

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of genetic markers has revolutionized molecular studies within and among populations. Although poly-allelic microsatellites are the most commonly used genetic marker for within-population studies of free-living animals, biallelic single nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs, have also emerged as a viable o...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Weinman LR,Solomon JW,Rubenstein DR

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA barcoding has become an important current scientific trend to the understanding of the world biodiversity. In the case of mega-diverse hot spots like Mexico, this technique represents an important tool for taxonomists, allowing them to concentrate in highlighted species by the barcodes instead of analyzing entire ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Elías-Gutiérrez M,León-Regagnon V

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improving the realism of spatially explicit demographic models is important for better inferring the history of past populations and for understanding the genetic bases of adaptation and speciation. One particular type of demographic event to take into account is long-distance dispersal (LDD). The goals of this study ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Ray N,Excoffier L

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Species identification based on short sequences of DNA markers, that is, DNA barcoding, has emerged as an integral part of modern taxonomy. However, software for the analysis of large and multilocus barcoding data sets is scarce. The Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) is currently the fastest tool capable of ha...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Fan L,Hui JH,Yu ZG,Chu KH

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-throughput identification technologies provide efficient tools for understanding the ecology and functioning of microorganisms. Yet, these methods have been only rarely used for monitoring and testing ecological hypotheses in plant pathogens and pests in spite of their immense importance in agriculture, forestry ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Tedersoo L,Drenkhan R,Anslan S,Morales-Rodriguez C,Cleary M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to facilitate the addition of a genetic component to conservation management plans for Georgia false indigo (Amorpha georgiana var. georgiana), a rare legume of the southeastern USA, 12 polymorphic microsatellite markers were developed. No gametic disequilibrium was detected among locus pairs, but observation...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Straub SC,Bogdanowicz SM,Doyle JJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies has transformed the way microsatellites are isolated for ecological and evolutionary investigations. Recent attempts to employ NGS for microsatellite discovery have used the 454, Illumina, and Ion Torrent platforms, but other methods including single-molecule...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Wei N,Bemmels JB,Dick CW

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight polymorphic microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized from a microsatellite DNA-enriched DNA library for the leopard coralgrouper (Plectropomus leopardus Lacepède, 1802), a popular food fish in the East Indies. These loci showed polymorphism information content ranging from 0.493 to 0.854, allele numbe...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Ding SX,Zeng HS,Wang Y,Pan Y,Shi XF

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantifying and classifying ichthyoplankton is one of the most effective ways of monitoring the recruitment process in fishes. However, correctly identifying the fish based on morphological characters is extremely difficult, especially in the early stages of development. We examined ichthyoplankton from tributaries an...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Frantine-Silva W,Sofia SH,Orsi ML,Almeida FS

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type specimens have high scientific importance because they provide the only certain connection between the application of a Linnean name and a physical specimen. Many other individuals may have been identified as a particular species, but their linkage to the taxon concept is inferential. Because type specimens are o...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Prosser SW,deWaard JR,Miller SE,Hebert PD

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two recent articles were written in response to our paper "Breaking RAD: An evaluation of the utility of restriction site associated DNA sequencing scans of adaptation." While we agree with some of the comments made by the authors of these two response papers, we still believe caution should be employed in RADseq stud...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Lowry DB,Hoban S,Kelley JL,Lotterhos KE,Reed LK,Antolin MF,Storfer A

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Consensus primers, based on exon sequences of the cyp73 gene family coding for cinnamate 4-hydroxylase (C4H) of the lignin biosynthesis pathway, were designed for the tetraploid willow species Salix alba and Salix fragilis. Diagnostic alleles at species level were observed among introns of three cyp73 genes and allowe...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Trung le Q,VAN Puyvelde K,Triest L

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GONe is a user-friendly, Windows-based program for estimating effective size (N(e) ) in populations with overlapping generations. It uses the Jorde-Ryman modification to the temporal method to account for age structure in populations. This method requires estimates of age-specific survival and birth rate and allele fr...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Coombs JA,Letcher BH,Nislow KH

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chimpanzee populations are diminishing as a consequence of human activities, and as a result this species is now endangered. In the context of conservation programmes, genetic data can add vital information, for instance on the genetic diversity and structure of threatened populations. Single nucleotide polymorphisms ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Andrés O,Rönn AC,Bonhomme M,Kellermann T,Crouau-Roy B,Doxiadis G,Verschoor EJ,Goossens B,Domingo-Roura X,Bruford MW,Bosch M,Syvänen AC

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incorporating historical tissues into the study of ecological, conservation and management questions can broaden the scope of population genetic research by enhancing our understanding of evolutionary processes and anthropogenic influences on natural populations. Genotyping historical and low-quality samples has been ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Smith MJ,Pascal CE,Grauvogel Z,Habicht C,Seeb JE,Seeb LW

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we reported the isolation and analysis of new polymorphic microsatellites in mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek). Twelve out of 210 primer pairs screened in 30 mungbean accessions gave polymorphism. The polymorphic markers detected two to three alleles per locus with an average of 2.08. Observed heter...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Somta P,Musch W,Kongsamai B,Chanprame S,Nakasathien S,Toojinda T,Sorajjapinun W,Seehalak W,Tragoonrung S,Srinives P

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crepidula convexa, a calyptreid gastropod with direct embryonic development, changes sex from male to female in the course of its lifetime (protandry). Under sex-allocation theory, male reproductive success should be independent from age and size (a proxy used for age). However, this may be counterbalanced by female c...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Daguin-Thiébaut C,LE Cam S,Viard F

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:QST , a measure of quantitative genetic differentiation among populations, is an index that can suggest local adaptation if QST for a trait is sufficiently larger than the mean FST of neutral genetic markers. A previous method by Whitlock and Guillaume derived a simulation resampling approach to statistically test for...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Gilbert KJ,Whitlock MC

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：:Genomic technologies continue to shed light on important ecological and evolutionary questions. Nonetheless, these new tools are applied disproportionately in a small fraction of global biodiversity, partly because of technical challenges to studying highly diverse taxa that occur in low abundances in an environment (...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Cassin-Sackett L

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00