title: Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in Fimbristylis sericea (Cyperaceae)(1.).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We developed microsatellite markers for Fimbristylis sericea, a coastal herb found in sand dunes in Asia and Australia. •
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twelve microsatellite loci were isolated, and the genetic variability within and among local populations was characterized. The number of alleles per locus was two to five with a mean of 3.5, total expected heterozygosity per locus was 0.069-0.645 with a mean of 0.336, and average expected heterozygosity within a population per locus was 0.051-0.230. Most of the loci deviated significantly from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. •
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  All 12 microsatellite loci were polymorphic within and among populations. These loci could be useful genetic markers for population genetic studies of F. sericea populations.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Plant Resource Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, 74 Kitainayazuma, Seika-cho, Kyoto 619-0244 Japan.
authors.forename: Satoka
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Plant Resource Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, 74 Kitainayazuma, Seika-cho, Kyoto 619-0244 Japan.
authors.forename: Takanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohsako
keywords: Cyperaceae; Fimbristylis sericea; coastal plant; microsatellite