Microsatellite loci isolated from Odontesthes argentinensis and the O-perugiae species group and their use in other South American silverside fish
Microsatellite loci isolated from Odontesthes argentinensis and the O-perugiae species group and their use in other South American silverside fish
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DOI:
10.1046/j.1365-294x.2000.00882.x
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发表时间:
2000-05-01
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
Sunnucks, P
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作者:
Beheregaray, LB;Sunnucks, P
Odontesthes (Atheriniformes: Atherinopsidae) is a diverse and widespread genus of silverside fish, containing between 15 and 22 recognized species distributed across marine, estuarine and freshwater environments of temperate South America (Dyer 1993). The marine-estuarine O. argentinensis ranges from the south-east coast of Brazil (25 S) to Chubut, in Argentina (43 S)(Dyer 1993). It is an economically significant resource for local fisheries in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina (de Buen 1953) and a suitable organism for bioassay studies (Phonlor & Cousin 1997). The freshwater O. perugiae species group is composed of morphotypes mostly distributed along the complex system of lagoons of the coastal plain of southern Brazil (Dyer 1993).We are using molecular markers to understand historical and recent biogeographic scenarios that have shaped the evolution of Odontesthes. Results based on sequences of three mitochondrial DNA genes revealed that O. argentinensis and O. perugiae are closely related and have recently radiated in the coastal areas of southern Brazil (L. Beheregaray, unpublished). We developed microsatellites for these taxa to identify population structures, clarify taxonomic problems and reconstruct their phylogeographic history. Evidence for the application of these primers in a wide range of Neotropical silverside species is presented. To our knowledge, these are the first microsatellite loci isolated from fish native to South America, a continental area with one of the most diverse ichthyofaunas of the planet.