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Development of microsatellite loci for Blastophaga javana (Agaonidae), the pollinating wasp of Ficus hirta (Moraceae)
Author(s) -
Tian EnWei,
Yu Hui,
Zhang DaYong,
Nason John D.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.218
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1537-2197
pISSN - 0002-9122
DOI - 10.3732/ajb.1000432
Subject(s) - biology , microsatellite , ficus , moraceae , pollinator , gene flow , amplified fragment length polymorphism , locus (genetics) , pollination , population , allele , botany , genetics , genetic diversity , gene , genetic variation , pollen , demography , sociology
• Premise of the study: To investigate genetic structure of the pollinator and, indirectly, gene flow in its plant host, Blastophaga javana microsatellite primers were developed. • Methods and Results: Ten polymorphic microsatellite loci were developed using the Fast Isolation by AFLP of Sequences Containing (FIASCO) repeats protocol. Numbers of alleles per locus ranged from 2 to19, with observed and expected heterozygosities ranging from 0.000 to 0.800 and from 0.000 to 0.925, respectively. • Conclusions: These markers may be useful for further investigation of population genetics of Blastophaga javana and other congeneric species.