title: Microsatellite markers for the Chameleon grasshopper (Kosciuscola tristis) (Orthoptera: Acrididae), an Australian Alpine Specialist.
abstract: A set of polymorphic loci was characterised using an enrichment library for the Australian alpine specialist, the chameleon grasshopper (Kosciuscola tristis), an atypical grasshopper known for its remarkable temperature-controlled colour change. The number of alleles per locus ranged from three to 20 and observed heterozygosity from 0.16 to 0.76. These are the first microsatellite markers for a non-endangered Australian alpine animal and will inform questions of gene flow across the sky islands of this unique and threatened region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
authors.forename: Kate D L
authors.initials: KDL
authors.lastname: Umbers
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
authors.forename: Siobhan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dennison
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
authors.forename: Czarina A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Manahan
authors.affiliation: CIRAD, UPR Bioagresseurs analyse et maîtrise du risque, F-34398 Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Blondin
authors.affiliation: CIRAD, UPR Bioagresseurs analyse et maîtrise du risque, F-34398 Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pagés
authors.affiliation: CIRAD, UPR Bioagresseurs analyse et maîtrise du risque, F-34398 Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: Ange-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Risterucci
authors.affiliation: CIRAD, UPR Bioagresseurs analyse et maîtrise du risque, F-34398 Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: Marie-Pierre
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Chapuis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D056426:Genetic Loci; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D009987:Orthoptera / Q000235:genetics*; D010858:Pigmentation / Q000235:genetics
keywords: Australia; alpine; climate change; color; colour; conservation genetics; grasshopper; male competition; population genetics; sexual selection; thermoregulation