title: Microsatellite-based species identification method for Drosophila virilis group species.
abstract: Species of the D. virilis group are widely used in evolutionary research, but the individuals of different species are difficult to distinguish from each other morphologically. We constructed a fast and easy microsatellite-based identification method for the species of the group occurring sympatrically in northern Europe. The neighbor joining tree based on 14 microsatellite loci also gave a good resolution of the species divergence pattern in the whole group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland.
authors.forename: Jarkko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Routtu
authors.forename: Anneli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hoikkala
authors.forename: Maaria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kankare
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D049810:Genetic Speciation; D008722:Methods; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D010802:Phylogeny; D013045:Species Specificity