title: Characterization of microsatellite loci for the critically endangered cactus Ariocarpus bravoanus.
abstract: Ariocarpus bravoanus is common in trade but critically endangered in its natural habitat. With the ultimate aim of developing a certification scheme to aid in the conservation of this species, we have isolated A. bravoanus microsatellites from a nonenriched library. Fifty-four sequences contained a microsatellite array, of which eight were polymorphic among 23 individuals, 20 from one population and three plants from trade.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AS, UK, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Atherton, Qld 4883, Australia, Laboratorio Darwin de Sistemática Molecular y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Juriquilla, 76230 Querétaro, Mexico, Departamento de Botánica, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Mexico, DF, Mexico.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Hardesty
authors.forename: Rolando T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Bárcenas Luna
authors.forename: Héctor M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Robson
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hawkins