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

• Main Authors: Alexandre Wagner Silva Hilsdorf, Sara Lívia da Silva Fernandes da Matta, Maria Santina de Castro Morini
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2012-12-01
• Series: Acta Scientiarum : Biological Sciences
• Subjects: carpenter ants; monogyne; genetic polymorphism; genetic distance
• Online Access: http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/10913

<p class="aresumo">Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were used to investigate the genetic relationship among nests of the carpenter ant, <em>Camponotus rufipes</em>,<em> </em>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 (<em>F</em>st = 0.00218) and a low average Shannon index (0.3727) among workers within nests. These results together suggest that the <em>C. rufipes </em>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.</p> <div><hr size="1" /></div>