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Development of microsatellite markers for the white mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa C.F. Gaertn., Combretaceae)

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We developed nine new microsatellite markers for the white mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa C.F. Gaertn.), a mangrove species widely distributed in the Western Hemisphere. The loci were developed from a sample collected in Baja California Sur, Mexico, and were screened for polymorphism in 108 individuals from the Pacific Coast of Mexico and Costa Rica. The level of polymorphism was relatively low, from two to four alleles. These are the first set of polymorphic markers described for L. racemosa and should be of value in studying regional genetic differentiation among natural populations of this species.

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Acknowledgements

We thank Z. Afzal-Rafii for help with sample collection. This project was funded by the Government of the State of Sinaloa, Mexico thought a grant from the Secretaria de Desarrollo Social y Sustentable and the Dirección Forestal de la Subsecretaria de Medio Ambiente y Ecología.

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  1. Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, 137 Mulford Hall # 3114, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA

    Alejandro Nettel & Richard S. Dodd

  2. Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad de Occidente, Unidad Los Mochis, Blvd. M. Gaxiola y Carr. Internacional s/n, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico

    Jorge A. Cid-Becerra

  3. Facultad de Ciencias Marinas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Unidad Ensenada, Apdo Postal 453, Ensenada, Baja California, 22800, Mexico

    Jorge de la Rosa-Velez

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  1. Alejandro Nettel
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Correspondence to Alejandro Nettel.

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Nettel, A., Dodd, R.S., Cid-Becerra, J.A. et al. Development of microsatellite markers for the white mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa C.F. Gaertn., Combretaceae). Conserv Genet 9, 1037–1038 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-007-9444-6

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