title: Characterization of 14 microsatellite DNA markers for the tropical forest tree Virola surinamensis (Rol.) Warb. (Myristicaceae).
abstract: Fourteen microsatellite DNA markers were developed for studies of gene flow in the Neotropical rain forest tree Virola surinamensis. The loci were unlinked and polymorphic in a sample of 21 individuals, with two to 10 alleles per locus and observed heterozygosity ranging from 0.14 to 0.76. The overall exclusion probability (0.997) indicates high resolution for parentage-based analyses of gene flow.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 830 North University Avenue, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA University of Michigan Herbarium, 3600 Varsity Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-2287, USA Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, PO Box 0843-03092, Balboa Ancón, Republic of Panamá
authors.forename: Hope
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Draheim
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Christopher W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Dick