<b>Genetic relationship among <i>Camponotus rufipes</i> Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nests by RAPD molecular markers</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v35i1.10913

  • Sara Lívia da Silva Fernandes da Matta Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes
  • Maria Santina de Castro Morini Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes
  • Alexandre Wagner Silva Hilsdorf Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes
Palavras-chave: carpenter ants, monogyne, genetic polymorphism, genetic distance

Resumo

Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were used to investigate the genetic relationship among nests of the carpenter ant, Camponotus rufipes, located in the same area. Five random oligodecamers were used to amplify DNA from 108 ant workers collected from six nests. A total of 47 RAPD markers were identified, which revealed low levels of genetic differentiation among nests (Fst = 0.00218) and a low average Shannon index (0.3727) among workers within nests. These results together suggest that the C. rufipes nest may be formed by a single, once-mated queen and that nests produced by queens that are genetically related tend to keep their nests in close proximity to one other.

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Biografia do Autor

Maria Santina de Castro Morini, Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes
Trabalha na Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes como professora de Zoologia de Invertebrados e como pesquisadora em Mirmecologia, enfatizando as comunidades de formigas das áreas de Mata Atlântica do Alto Tietê. (24/03/2007)
Publicado
2012-07-19
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Matta, S. L. da S. F. da, Morini, M. S. de C., & Hilsdorf, A. W. S. (2012). <b>Genetic relationship among <i>Camponotus rufipes</i> Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nests by RAPD molecular markers</b&gt; - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v35i1.10913. Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 35(1), 89-92. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v35i1.10913
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Genética

 

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