title: Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca (Apocynaceae).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Microsatellite primers were developed for the common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca L., to assist in genet identification and the analysis of spatial genetic structure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Using an enrichment cloning protocol, eight microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized in a Michigan population of A. syriaca. The primers amplified di- and trinucleotide repeats with 4-13 alleles per locus.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The primers will be useful for studies of clonality and gene flow in natural populations.
authors.affiliation: School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 USA.
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kabat
authors.forename: Christopher W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Dick
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Hunter