title: Isolation and characterization  of polymorphic microsatellite loci from the invasive plant Solidago  canadensis (Asteraceae).
abstract: Solidago  canadensis, a clonal herb originally from North America (common  name: Canada goldenrod), is an invasive species in many countries. We developed  microsatellite primers for this species. Eleven polymorphic loci were generated  and primers were designed. Polymorphism of these 11 loci was assessed in 35  plants from two populations (Wuhan and Shanghai) in China. The number of  alleles per locus ranged from 3 to 14. The observed and expected heterozygosities  varied from 0.0732 to 0.7391 and from 0.1177 to 0.8687, respectively. These  microsatellite markers will be useful tools for studies of population genetics  in the native and invasive range of this species.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Plant Systematics and Evolutionary Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R. China.
authors.forename: S-Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: S-G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Y-H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: J-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Q-F
authors.initials: QF
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D002681:China; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D005819:Genetic Markers; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D058865:Introduced Species; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D036624:Solidago / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D018744:DNA, Plant; D005819:Genetic Markers