Journal
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY NOTES
Volume 4, Issue 2, Pages 306-308Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2004.00652.x
Keywords
aphids; A.fabae cirsiiacanthoids; A.fabae mordvilkoi; A. fabae solanella; genetic differentiation; host plant
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Aphis fabae is a widespread pest in Europe. This species includes four morphological cryptic subspecies which are mostly identified by their partially distinct secondary host range. To determine the extent of gene flow and isolation between these four taxa, we isolated and characterized eight microsatellite loci from A. fabae fabae and tested them on the three other subspecies. Polymorphism ranged from five to 35 alleles on the 138 individuals collected. When analysing each taxon separately, significant deviations from Hardy-Weinberg (HW) equilibrum were observed. This could have different explanations, including the presence of null alleles, or the Wahlund effect or the mating system.
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