Characterization of ten polymorphic microsatellite markers for an endangered butterfly Argynnis niobe and their cross-species utility in the closely related species A. adippe (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

The Niobe Fritillary, Argynnis niobe, is a habitat specialist and as a consequence is highly endangered in contemporary Europe. To investigate its genetic diversity and population structure, 10 polymorphic microsatellite loci were developed and characterized, using a recently developed pyrosequencin...

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Published inEuropean journal of entomology Vol. 110; no. 2; pp. 383 - 387
Main Authors ZIMA, Jan, LEŠTINA, Dan, KONVIČKA, Martin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ceske Budejovice Institute of Entomology 01.04.2013
Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
Subjects
a. adippe
argynnis niobe
carpathian mts
conservation genetics
Genetic diversity
Habitats
Lepidoptera
Nymphalidae
Population genetics
Studies
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Summary:The Niobe Fritillary, Argynnis niobe, is a habitat specialist and as a consequence is highly endangered in contemporary Europe. To investigate its genetic diversity and population structure, 10 polymorphic microsatellite loci were developed and characterized, using a recently developed pyrosequencing method. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 2 to 21, and the observed and expected heterozygosities varied from 0.17 to 0.53 and from 0.24 to 0.92, respectively. These loci were also successfully used to study the genetic diversity of a closely related species, the High Brown Fritillary, Argynnis adippe, and will be used in future population structure studies of both these species. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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ISSN:1210-5759
1802-8829
DOI:10.14411/eje.2013.098