Spatial structuring of the population genetics of a European subterranean termite species.

ABSTRACT: In population genetics studies, detecting and quantifying the distribution of genetic variation can help elucidate ecological and evolutionary processes. In social insects, the distribution of population-level genetic variability is generally linked to colony-level genetic structure. It is thus especially crucial to conduct complementary analyses on such organisms to examine how spatial and social constraints interact to shape patterns of intraspecific diversity. In this study, we sequenced the mitochondrial COII gene for 52 colonies of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes grassei (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), sampled from a population in southwestern France. Three haplotypes were detected, one of which was found exclusively in the southern part of the study area (near the Pyrenees). Aft

SUBMITTER: Bankhead-Dronnet S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4559052 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature