Microsatellite loci for euglossine bees (Hymenoptera : Apidae)

R.O. Souza, M. Cervini, M.A. Del Lama, Robert Paxton

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Abstract

The Neotropical Euglossini (Hymenoptera: Apidae) are important pollinators of many flowering plants, particularly orchids. Lack of highly polymorphic genetic markers for euglossine species has limited the study of their social organization and inbreeding. We therefore developed microsatellite markers for two species, Eulaema nigrita (11 loci) and Euglossa cordata (nine loci), most of which were highly polymorphic in the source species and in a range of related euglossine bees.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1352-1356
Number of pages5
JournalMOLECULAR ECOLOGY NOTES
Volume7(6)
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2007

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Ecology

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