Characterization of microsatellite loci in neotropical Heliconius butterflies

Nicola S. Flanagan; M. J. Blum; A. Davison; M. Alamo; R. Albarrán; K. Faulhaber; E. Peterson; W. O. McMillan

doi:10.1046/j.1471-8286.2002.00255.x

Characterization of microsatellite loci in neotropical Heliconius butterflies

Nicola S. Flanagan, M. J. Blum, A. Davison, M. Alamo, R. Albarrán, K. Faulhaber, E. Peterson, W. O. McMillan

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Abstract

The Heliconius butterflies offer exceptional opportunities for the study of the ecology and evolution of mimicry. Despite previous reports of difficulties in the development of microsatellite loci in Lepidoptera, we characterize 15 polymorphic loci in H. erato that show promise for genetic mapping and population studies in this and other species. Levels of variation were high, in both numbers and size ranges of alleles. The loci showed broad amplification success across the genus and in two other genera. All loci that amplified in a population of H. melpomene were polymorphic.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	398-401
Number of pages	4
Journal	Molecular Ecology Notes
Volume	2
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-8286.2002.00255.x
State	Published - Dec 2002
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Lepidoptera
Linkage mapping
Mimicry
Nymphalidae

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Biochemistry
Ecology
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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