title: Microsatellite loci for two East African tree species, Leptonychia usambarensis (Sterculiaceae) and Sorindeia madagascariensis (Anacardiaceae).
abstract: We isolated 20 trinucleotide microsatellites from two African tree species: Sorindeia madagascariensis (nine microsatellites) and Leptonychia usambarensis (11 microsatellites). Number of alleles ranged from three to seven in Sorindeia and two to 10 in Leptonychia. Observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.025 to 0.829 for Sorindeia and from 0.226 to 0.933 for Leptonychia. Two loci from each species departed from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. These microsatellite markers will be used to study how forest fragmentation affects pollination and seed dispersal processes of these tree species.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Botany and Zoology, The Field Museum, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, USA, Pritzker Laboratory for Molecular Systematics and Evolution, The Field Museum, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, USA, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL 60506, USA, Botany Department, University of Dar es Salaam, PO Box 35060, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Cordeiro
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Feldheim
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ikejimba
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Ndangalasi