title: Characterization of 14 microsatellite loci in a tropical palm, Attalea phalerata (Arecaceae).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We developed microsatellite primers for the widely distributed tropical palm Attalea phalerata for studies on the dispersal and spatial genetic structure of palm populations. •
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fourteen di-, tri-, and tetra-nucleotide microsatellite primer pairs were identified. The number of alleles in the population tested ranged between 3 and 25, with a mean of 12.1. Ten microsatellite loci exhibited no significant deviations from Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium or presence of null alleles, and their combined probability of exclusion was 0.998. •
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These microsatellite loci will be useful in parentage analysis and population genetics studies of Attalea phalerata.
authors: Section of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, Austin, Texas 78712 USA.
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