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PERMANENT GENETIC RESOURCES: Isolation of microsatellite loci from the kelp, Saccorhiza polyschides (Heterokontophyta, incertae sedis )
Author(s) -
ENGEL C. R.,
GUILLEMIN M.L.,
JACOB A.M.,
VALERO M.,
VIARD F.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
molecular ecology resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.96
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1755-0998
pISSN - 1755-098X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01972.x
Subject(s) - biology , kelp , incertae sedis , laminaria digitata , microsatellite , genetic diversity , population genetics , ecology , population , genetic structure , zoology , allele , genetic variation , taxonomy (biology) , genetics , gene , demography , sociology
Kelps are ecologically important seaweeds that dominate the subtidal zones of rocky coasts. In Northern Europe, Saccorhiza polyschides is a pioneer species suspected of outcompeting the harvested kelp, Laminaria digitata . To examine how the process of species competition affects species distribution and genetic diversity in coastal environments, we developed 10 polymorphic microsatellite markers for S. polyschides using an enriched library (microsatellites are already available for L. digitata ). These loci showed from three to 24 alleles with heterozygosities ranging from 0.36 to 0.92. This polymorphism is high enough for fine‐scale population analyses including assignment tests to determine the origin of recruits.