title: Microsatellite markers for Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia; Elaeagnaceae).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Microsatellite markers were developed for the plant species Elaeagnus angustifolia to assist in future investigations of genetic variability in its native and invasive ranges and the precise origins of the United States/Canada invasion. •
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eleven polymorphic microsatellite markers were developed. The number of alleles observed for each locus ranged from three to 11. •
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These microsatellites have sufficient potential variability to define population structure and origins of the Russian olive invasion.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), 1500 N. Central Avenue, Sidney, Montana 59270 USA.
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Gaskin
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioagricultural Science and Pest Management and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80626 USA.
authors.forename: Ruth A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hufbauer
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Corson Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853 USA.
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bogdanowicz
keywords: Elaeagnaceae; Elaeagnus angustifolia; population genetics; simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers