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Microsatellites in the tree Foetidia mauritiana (Lecythidaceae) and utility in other Foetidia taxa from the Mascarene Islands.

ABSTRACT: PREMISE OF THE STUDY:Polymorphic markers were required for a native tree of the Mascarene Islands, Foetidia mauritiana (Lecythidaceae), to investigate the effects of fragmentation of lowland tropical habitats on tree mating systems and on gene flow. METHODS AND RESULTS:Using microsatellite enrichment and next-generation sequencing, we identified 13 microsatellite loci (dinucleotide repeats). They were highly polymorphic in 121 trees sampled in the largest three populations on Réunion, revealing 2-17 different alleles per locus. Furthermore, they were found to be polymorphic in conspecific populations on Mauritius and in F. rodriguesiana from Rodrigues. CONCLUSIONS:These results indicate the utility of these markers to investigate genetic diversity, mating systems, and gene flow in a genus native to the biodiversity hotspot of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands.

SUBMITTER: Martos F

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5001860 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Microsatellites in the tree Foetidia mauritiana (Lecythidaceae) and utility in other Foetidia taxa from the Mascarene Islands.

Martos Florent F Lebreton Gérard G Rivière Eric E Humeau Laurence L Chevallier Marie-Hélène MH

Applications in plant sciences 20160819 8

<h4>Premise of the study</h4>Polymorphic markers were required for a native tree of the Mascarene Islands, Foetidia mauritiana (Lecythidaceae), to investigate the effects of fragmentation of lowland tropical habitats on tree mating systems and on gene flow.<h4>Methods and results</h4>Using microsatellite enrichment and next-generation sequencing, we identified 13 microsatellite loci (dinucleotide repeats). They were highly polymorphic in 121 trees sampled in the largest three populations on Réun ...[more]

PMID: 27610278

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Microsatellites in the tree Foetidia mauritiana (Lecythidaceae) and utility in other Foetidia taxa from the Mascarene Islands.

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Microsatellites in the tree Foetidia mauritiana (Lecythidaceae) and utility in other Foetidia taxa from the Mascarene Islands.

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