Microsatellite analysis of genetic structure in the mangrove species Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh. (Avicenniaceae)

• Published in: Molecular ecology Vol. 9; no. 11; pp. 1853 - 1862
• Main Authors: Maguire, T. L., Saenger, P., Baverstock, P., Henry, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.11.2000
• Subjects: Alleles; Asia; Australia; Avicennia marina; Base Sequence; DNA Primers; DNA Primers - genetics; DNA, Plant; DNA, Plant - genetics; Ecosystem; genetic markers; Genetic Variation; genetics; Genetics, Population; geographical variation; heterozygosity; Heterozygote; loci; mangrove; microsatellite; Microsatellite Repeats; Models, Genetic; New Zealand; population; population structure; South Africa; Trees; Trees - genetics; New Zealand; South Africa; Australia; Asia

The level of genetic variation throughout the entire worldwide range of the mangrove species Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh. was examined using microsatellite markers. Three microsatellite loci detected high levels of allelic diversity (70 alleles in total), essential for an accurate estimation of...