title: Microsatellite development for an endangered riparian inhabitant, Lilaeopsis schaffneriana subsp. recurva (Apiaceae).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Microsatellite markers were developed and characterized to evaluate genetic diversity and population structure in Lilaeopsis schaffneriana subsp. recurva, an endangered species endemic to wetlands dispersed throughout southeastern Arizona, USA, and northern Sonora, Mexico.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eight loci (one of which was monomorphic) were developed and characterized in 48 individuals from two populations. The total number of alleles was 35, ranging from one to 10 per locus. Many of the primers amplified in L. carolinensis, L. chinensis, L. masonii, L. occidentalis, L. schaffneriana subsp. schaffneriana, Oxypolis fendleri, and Eryngium lemmonii.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Development of these novel microsatellite loci will facilitate a deeper understanding of genetic diversity, mode of reproduction, and population structure not only in L. schaffneriana subsp. recurva, but also in apiaceous relatives.
authors.affiliation: Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 North Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, Arizona 85008, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tew
authors.forename: Stacey L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Lance
authors.forename: Kenneth L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Shannon D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Fehlberg
mesh_terms: D019661:Apiaceae / Q000235:genetics*; D017753:Ecosystem; D056727:Endangered Species; D056426:Genetic Loci / Q000235:genetics; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*