title: Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers for Canavalia cathartica and C. lineata (Fabaceae).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Microsatellite markers were developed for the sea-dispersed legume Canavalia cathartica to investigate its genetic diversity and population structure. We also applied these microsatellite markers to the closely related species C. lineata. •
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ten primer sets were developed for C. cathartica, and all of the primers were amplified in C. lineata. The number of alleles per locus ranged from two to 13 and one to 10 for C. cathartica and C. lineata, respectively. The expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.375 to 0.870 and from 0.071 to 0.877 for C. cathartica and C. lineata, respectively. •
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The 10 microsatellite markers developed in this study can be used to analyze the population genetic structure of C. cathartica and other related taxa.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Advanced Technology and Science, University of Tokushima, 2-1 Minami-josanjima, Tokushima 770-8506, Japan.
authors.forename: Asuka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamashiro
authors.affiliation: Environmental Symbiosis Studies, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, University of Tokushima, 1-1 Minami-josanjima, Tokushima 770-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamashiro
authors.affiliation: Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tateishi
keywords: Canavalia cathartica; Canavalia lineata; Fabaceae; microsatellite; polymorphism