Enzymatic polymorphism of two allopatric populations of Macrotermes bellicosus (Termitidae-Macrotermitinae)

Authors
Rouland, C Johnson, A Mora, P
Citation
C. Rouland et al., Enzymatic polymorphism of two allopatric populations of Macrotermes bellicosus (Termitidae-Macrotermitinae), SOCIOBIOLOG, 38(3B), 2001, pp. 739-751
Citations number
49
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
SOCIOBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
03616525 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
3B
Year of publication
2001
Pages
739 - 751
Database
ISI
SICI code
0361-6525(2001)38:3B<739:EPOTAP>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Two allopatric populations of Macrotermes bellicosus, originating from Chad and Ivory Coast, have been compared. The electrophoretic study of 22 loci shows that 19 of them are monomorphic. The heterozygosity rate stands at 0. 035 which is lower than the average found for insects. Polymorphic loci, i. e. esterases and amylase, reveal a different polymorphism rate between the populations under study, i.e 14% in Ivory Coast and 4.5% in Chad. However, the genetic distance between the two populations is weak (0.058).