Microsatellite Markers for the Chameleon Grasshopper (Kosciuscola tristis) (Orthoptera: Acrididae), an Australian Alpine Specialist

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Kate D. L. Umbers²  Siobhan Dennison²  Czarina A. Manahan²  Laurence Blondin¹  Christine Pagés¹  Ange-Marie Risterucci¹ 

[1] CIRAD, UPR Bioagresseurs analyse et maîtrise du risque, F-34398 Montpellier, France; E-Mails:;Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia; E-Mails:

关键词: Australia;    alpine;    grasshopper;    colour;    color;    thermoregulation;    sexual selection;    population genetics;    conservation genetics;    climate change;    male competition;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijms130912094

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

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.

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