title: Characterization of novel microsatellite markers for Eschscholzia californica (Papaveraceae), an invasive species in central Chile.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We isolated and characterized microsatellite markers for the California poppy, Eschscholzia californica, which is an invasive species in central Chile.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of eight polymorphic and six monomorphic loci were developed for the species. Between one and 12 alleles were observed per locus. Polymorphic loci showed heterozygosity ranging from 0 to 0.875 in a sample of 96 individuals obtained from four populations. Only one locus showed significant departures from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium at all sites.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The successful microsatellite amplification makes this set of primers an important tool for understanding the recent and future patterns of invasion and adaptation of E. californica into the new Chilean geographic area. The variation detected is currently being used in a more inclusive study that assesses population expansion in central Chile.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas and Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB), Universidad de Chile, Casilla 653, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Véliz
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gauci
authors.forename: Ramiro O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Bustamante
mesh_terms: D002677:Chile; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000378:metabolism; D031675:Eschscholzia / Q000235:genetics*; D056426:Genetic Loci / Q000235:genetics; D005828:Genetics, Population; D058865:Introduced Species; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers