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Eleven polymorphic microsatellite markers for Oedaleus decorus (Orthoptera, Acrididae), an endangered grasshopper in Central Europe
Author(s) -
BERTHIER K.,
LOISEAU A.,
STREIFF R.,
ARLETTAZ R.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
molecular ecology resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.96
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1755-0998
pISSN - 1755-098X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02301.x
Subject(s) - acrididae , grasshopper , biology , orthoptera , endangered species , microsatellite , loss of heterozygosity , population , zoology , ecology , evolutionary biology , genetics , allele , habitat , demography , sociology , gene
We isolated and characterized 11 microsatellite loci in the grasshopper Oedaleus decorus (Orthoptera: Acrididae), an endangered species in Central Europe. Polymorphism was studied from two populations, one out of two populations known from Switzerland ( n = 20 individuals) and one site from south of France ( n = 20). The number of alleles and the expected heterozygosity ranged from five to 12 and from 0.559 to 0.898, respectively, in the Swiss population, and from 14 to 23 and from 0.895 to 0.974, respectively, in the French population. These microsatellite markers are suitable for further conservation genetic studies of O. decorus .