title: Isolation and characterization of novel microsatellite markers for Arctium minus (Compositae).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Microsatellite primers were developed for the invasive plant Arctium minus to investigate the effects of facultative self-pollination and the biannual habit on population genetic structure, as well as the colonization of the Americas by this Eurasian species. •
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixteen di- and trinucleotide microsatellite loci were identified in six populations. The number of alleles per locus ranged from one to 10, observed heterozygosities ranged from 0.000 to 0.897, and the mean value of F(IS) was 0.316. •
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results indicate the utility of these loci in future studies of population genetics in A. minus.
authors.affiliation: Botanic Institute of Barcelona (CSIC-ICUB), Pg. del Migdia s. n. 08038 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: López-Vinyallonga
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arakaki
authors.forename: Núria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Garcia-Jacas
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Susanna
authors.forename: Matthew A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gitzendanner
authors.forename: Douglas E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Soltis
authors.forename: Pamela S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Soltis