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Microsatellite markers for the praying mantid Ciulfina rentzi (Liturgusidae)
Author(s) -
ATTARD CATHERINE R. M.,
HOLWELL GREG I.,
SCHWARTZ TONIA S.,
UMBERS KATE D. L.,
STOW ADAM,
HERBERSTEIN MARIE E.,
BEHEREGARAY LUCIANO B.
Publication year - 2009
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.1755-0998.2009.02718.x
Subject(s) - biology , microsatellite , loss of heterozygosity , locus (genetics) , allele , population , evolutionary biology , zoology , genetics , gene , demography , sociology
Abstract Nine polymorphic microsatellite loci were characterized from an enrichment library of the Australian praying mantid Ciulfina rentzi , a group with a unique reproductive morphology and behaviour. The number of alleles per locus ranged from three to 16 and heterozygosity from 0.24 to 0.94. These markers are the first microsatellites developed for any praying mantid. They will be useful for paternity analysis and for population genetic studies in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Region of Australia.