title: Variable microsatellite loci isolated from the Asian honeybee, Apis cerana (Hymenoptera; Apidae).
abstract: We developed 12 polymorphic microsatellite loci for the Asian honeybee, Apis cerana using the magnetic particle method. Eight of these 12 were highly polymorphic, having four to seven alleles with an expected heterozygosity of 0.38 to 0.78. The primers also produce polymorphic products in related honeybee species such as Apis nigrocincta. These loci can be used to study parameters associated with genetic structure, such as paternity frequency and worker reproduction.
authors.affiliation: Center of Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Otsu, Shiga 520-2113, Japan, Honeybee Science Research Center, Research Institute, Tamagawa University, Machida, Tokyo 194-8610, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun-Ichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Souta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Tadaharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida