title: Polymorphic microsatellite markers in the invasive shrub Buddleja davidii (Scrophulariaceae).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Microsatellite primers were developed for the invasive plant Buddleja davidii, a Chinese shrub that is an invader in most other continents.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An invasive population was analyzed using eight di- and tetranucleotide microsatellite loci. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 5 to 14. Due to polyploidy, exact genotypes could not be determined. Progeny arrays were used to study the outcrossing rate using presence/absence data of alleles resulting in an estimate of multilocus outcrossing rate of 93%. The markers were successfully tested in five congeneric species.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results indicate the utility of these loci in future studies of population genetics and breeding systems in B. davidii and in congeneric species.
authors: Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Department of Community Ecology, Theodor-Lieser-Strasse 4, D-06120 Halle, Germany.
authors: Susanne
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authors: Schreiter
authors: Susan K
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authors: Ebeling
authors: Walter
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authors: Durka