Multilocus DNA fingerprinting and microsatellite genotyping: Complementary molecular approaches to investigating colony and population genetic structure in subterranean termites
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A variety of molecular techniques are being increasingly used in basic and applied termite research. Each method is best suited for investigating genetic structure at a particular level of organization. The use of multiple techniques simultaneously allows for analysis of both fine scale and large scale genetic structure. We provide an example of such an approach in research in progress in which we are employing multilocus DNA fingerprinting and microsatellite genotyping to investigate the population and colony genetic structure of the severe termite pest Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in Hawaii. Comprehensive knowledge of the genetic structure of termite populations will provide insight into colony social and spatial organization as well as dispersal patterns and will thus facilitate remedial and regulatory control efforts.
