abstract：:The protist Labyrinthula zosterae (Phylum Bigyra, sensu Tsui et al. 2009) has been identified as a causative agent of wasting disease in eelgrass (Zostera marina), of which the most intense outbreak led to the destruction of 90% of eelgrass beds in eastern North America and western Europe in the 1930s. Outbreaks still...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Bergmann N,Fricke B,Schmidt MC,Tams V,Beining K,Schwitte H,Boettcher AA,Martin DL,Bockelmann AC,Reusch TB,Rauch G

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA-based identifications have been employed across broad taxonomic ranges and provide an especially useful tool in cases where external identification may be problematic. This study explored the utility of DNA barcoding in resolving skate species found in Atlantic Canadian waters. Most species were clearly resolved, ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Coulson MW,Denti D,Van Guelpen L,Miri C,Kenchington E,Bentzen P

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long columns of migrating larval sciarid armyworms were discovered in central and northern Japan, specifically Kanagawa, Gunma, Miyagi and Akita prefectures, as well as Hokkaido. This is the first examination of armyworms in East Asia. In Europe, armyworms have been identified as Sciara militaris, belonging to the fam...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Sutou M,Kato T,Ito M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose a new model to make use of georeferenced genetic data for inferring the location and shape of a hybrid zone. The model output includes the posterior distribution of a parameter that quantifies the width of the hybrid zone. The model proposed is implemented in the GUI and command-line versions of the Genelan...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Guedj B,Guillot G

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proportional and separate models able to apply different combination of substitution rate matrix (SRM) and among-site rate variation model (ASRVM) to each locus are frequently used in phylogenetic studies of multilocus data. A proportional model assumes that branch lengths are proportional among partitions and a separ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Tanabe AS

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants stably transformed to manipulate the expression of genes mediating ecological performance have profoundly altered research in plant ecology. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation remains the most effective method of creating plants harbouring a limited number of transgene integrations of low complexity. For eco...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Gase K,Weinhold A,Bozorov T,Schuck S,Baldwin IT

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：:Streamlining the development and genotyping of microsatellites in species for which no genetic information is available represents an important technical challenge to overcome in order to enable mainstream application of state-of-the-art population genetic analysis techniques in nonmodel organisms. Using the example o...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Lepais O,Bacles CF

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed and tested 14 new polymorphic microsatellite loci for dreissenid mussels, including the two species that have invaded many freshwater habitats in Eurasia and North America, where they cause serious industrial fouling damage and ecological alterations. These new loci will aid our understanding of their gen...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Feldheim KA,Brown JE,Murphy DJ,Stepien CA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

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：:Increasing numbers of phylogeographic studies make comparative inferences about the histories of co-distributed species. Although the aims of such studies are best achieved by jointly analysing sequences from multiple loci in a model-based framework, such data currently exist for few nonmodel systems. We used existing...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Lohse K,Sharanowski B,Blaxter M,Nicholls JA,Stone GN

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：:We report an accurate multiplex reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) assay, capable of reproducing gene expression profiles from 16 target genes [12 genes of interest (GOIs) and four reference genes (RGs)] in Acropora millepora, a common reef-building model coral species. The 12 GOIs ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Souter P,Bay LK,Andreakis N,Császár N,Seneca FO,van Oppen MJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To enable the accurate sexing of individuals of introduced populations of the small Indian mongoose, Herpestes auropunctatus, we designed a primer set for the amplification of the sex-specific fragments EIF2S3Y and EIF2S3X. Using this primer set, the expected amplification products were obtained for all samples of gen...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Murata C,Ogura G,Kuroiwa A

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have potential for broad application in population and conservation genetics, but availability of these markers is limited in many nonmodel species. In this study, genomic and expressed sequence tagged (EST) sequences from closely related salmonids (Chinook salmon and rainbow tro...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Campbell NR,Narum SR

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:In the Alectoris partridges (Phasianidae), hybridization occurs occasionally as a result of the natural breakdown of isolating mechanisms but more frequently as a result of human activity. No genetic record of hybridization is known for the barbary partridge (A. barbara). This species is distributed mostly in North Af...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Barbanera F,Guerrini M,Bertoncini F,Cappelli F,Muzzeddu M,Dini F

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:The use of dominant markers such as amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) for population genetics analyses is often impeded by the lack of appropriate computer programs and rarely motivated by objective considerations. The point of the present note is twofold: (i) we describe how the computer program Geneland ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Guillot G,Santos F

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of effective population size (N(e) ) is based on an elegantly simple idea which, however, rapidly becomes very complex when applied to most real-world situations. In natural populations, spatial and temporal stratifications create different classes of individuals with different vital rates, and this in tur...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Waples RS

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：: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：:The three-toed sloths (Bradypus) are slow-moving arboreal neotropical mammals. Understanding demographic variables (such as sex ratio) of populations is a key for conservation purposes. Nevertheless, gender assignment of Bradypus is particularly challenging because of the lack of sexual dimorphism in infants and in ad...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Martinelli AB,DE Moraes-Barros N,Alvarenga CS,Chaves PB,Santos LA,Fagundes V

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracing maternal and paternal lineages independently to explore breeding systems and dispersal strategies in natural populations has been high on the wish-list of evolutionary biologists. As males are the heterogametic sex in mammals, such sex-specific patterns can be indirectly observed when Y chromosome polymorphism...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Greminger MP,Krützen M,Schelling C,Pienkowska-Schelling A,Wandeler P

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The construction of microsatellite-enriched libraries is an indispensable tool to search for molecular markers as complete genome sequences are still not available for the majority of species of interest. Numerous protocols are available in the literature for the construction of these libraries; however, sometimes the...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Techen N,Arias RS,Glynn NC,Pan Z,Khan IA,Scheffler BE

更新日期：2010-05-01 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

abstract：:DNA barcoding is a global initiative that provides a standardized and efficient tool to catalogue and inventory biodiversity, with significant conservation applications. Despite progress across taxonomic realms, globally threatened marine turtles remain underrepresented in this effort. To obtain DNA barcodes of marine...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Naro-Maciel E,Reid B,Fitzsimmons NN,LE M,Desalle R,Amato G

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimal integration of next-generation sequencing into mainstream research requires re-evaluation of how problems can be reasonably overcome and what questions can be asked. One potential application is the rapid acquisition of genomic information to identify microsatellite loci for evolutionary, population genetic an...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Castoe TA,Poole AW,Gu W,Jason de Koning AP,Daza JM,Smith EN,Pollock DD

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：:Medicago species are important genetic sources for forage crops and nitrogen sources for various ecosystems. The ongoing genome sequencing of the model legume, Medicago truncatula, provides a wealth of genetic markers potentially useful for characterizing the population genetic structure and evolutionary history, and ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Chu HJ,Yan J,Hu Y,Wang HC,Li JQ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhinobatos percellens, Rhinobatos horkelli and Zapteryx brevirostris, known as guitarfish, are commonly found inshore and caught by trawl nets. Recently, these species have been suffering sharp population declines. One of the main impediments to the development of conservation plans is the lack of information related ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： DE-Franco B,Mendonça FF,Hashimoto DT,Porto-Foresti F,Oliveira C,Foresti F

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nematodes play an important role in ecosystem processes, yet the relevance of nematode species diversity to ecology is unknown. Because nematode identification of all individuals at the species level using standard techniques is difficult and time-consuming, nematode communities are not resolved down to the species le...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Porazinska DL,Giblin-Davis RM,Faller L,Farmerie W,Kanzaki N,Morris K,Powers TO,Tucker AE,Sung W,Thomas WK

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：:We report the characterization of 25 microsatellite loci isolated from the macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus). Thirteen loci were arranged into four multiplex sets for future genetic studies of macaroni penguin populations. All 25 loci were tested separately in each of four other penguin species [Adélie penguin ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Ahmed S,Hart T,Dawson DA,Horsburgh GJ,Trathan PN,Rogers AD

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noninvasive genetic approaches continue to improve studies in molecular ecology, conservation genetics and related disciplines such as forensics and epidemiology. Noninvasive sampling allows genetic studies without disturbing or even seeing the target individuals. Although noninvasive genetic sampling has been used fo...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Beja-Pereira A,Oliveira R,Alves PC,Schwartz MK,Luikart G

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex-linked molecular markers have become valuable tools for understanding sex ratio evolution and sex-specific physiology in pre-reproductive plants. To develop new accurate methods for sexing Distichlis spicata juveniles and nonflowering individuals, we converted a random amplified polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain re...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Eppley SM,O'Quinn R,Brown AL

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) is an important insect pest of melon fruit causing extensive losses of production in Asia and Pacific areas. Twelve polymorphic microsatellite loci were isolated from an enriched DNA library of this species and their amplification characteristics are described. Genetic parameters wer...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Wu Y,Li Z,Wu J

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00