Conservation genetics of a threatened butterfly: comparison of allozymes, RAPDs and microsatellites

Camille Turlure (1) , Sofie Vandewoestijne (1) , Michel Baguette (2)

1 UCL - Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain
2 SEEM - Station d’Ecologie Expérimentale du CNRS à Moulis

Addressing genetic issues in the management of fragmented wild populations of threatened species is one of the most important challenges in conservation biology. Nowadays, a diverse array of molecular methods exists to assess genetic diversity and differentiation of wild populations such as allozymes, dominant markers and co-dominant markers. However it remains worthwhile i) to compare the genetic estimates obtained using those several markers in order to ii) test their relative utility, reliability and relevance and iii) the impact of these results for the design of species-specific conservation measures.

Mots clés: Boloria aquilonaris; Genetic diversity; Genetic differentiation Marker comparison; Neutral marker

Domaines: Biologie animale

Camille Turlure, Sofie Vandewoestijne, Michel Baguette. Conservation genetics of a threatened butterfly: comparison of allozymes, RAPDs and microsatellites. BMC Genetics, 2014, 15 (1), pp.114. ⟨10.1186/s12863-014-0114-7⟩. ⟨hal-02971527⟩