title: Isolation and characterization of 50 nuclear microsatellite markers for Cathaya argyrophylla, a Chinese endemic conifer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Microsatellite primers were developed for the endangered Cathaya argyrophylla (Pinaceae) to investigate its genetic diversity and population genetic structure, as well as its evolutionary history. •
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty dinucleotide microsatellite loci were identified in two populations. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 1 to 6, with a mean of 2.84. The observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0 to 0.889 and from 0 to 0.779, respectively. •
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These markers will facilitate further studies on the population genetics and evolutionary history of Cathaya argyrophylla.
authors: State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China.
authors: Zhao-Shan
authors: ZS
authors: Wang
authors: Hai-Qin
authors: HQ
authors: Sun
authors: Hong-Wei
authors: HW
authors: Wang
authors: Song
authors: S
authors: Ge