title: Microsatellite primers in the white proteas (Protea section Exsertae, Proteaceae), a rapidly radiating lineage.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Microsatellite primers were developed in the South African sclerophyllous shrub Protea punctata to investigate the degree of population differentiation within and between P. punctata and closely related species. •
  
  
  RESULTS
  10 primer pairs were identified from three individuals of Protea punctata. The primers amplified di- and tri-nucleotide repeats. Across all P. punctata samples, the loci have 8-49 alleles. All primers also amplified in Protea section Exsertae (P. aurea, P. aurea subsp. potbergensis, P. mundii, P. venusta, P. lacticolor, and P. subvestita). The loci had 14-69 alleles across the subgenus. •
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results show the broad utility of microsatellite loci for future studies of population genetics in the white proteas and their potential utility across the entire genus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, 75 N. Eagleville Rd. U-3043, Storrs, Connecticut 06269 USA.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prunier
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Latimer