Development and characterization of nineteen polymorphic microsatellite loci from seaside alder, Alnus maritima

Stacey L. Lance^1,2, Kenneth L. Jones¹, Cris Hagen², Travis C. Glenn¹, J. Matthew Jones³, and J. Phil Gibson^3,4

¹Department of Environmental Health Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
²Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29802, USA
³Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
⁴Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA

Abstract: We isolated and characterized 19 microsatellite loci from the endangered seaside alder, Alnus maritima. Loci were screened in 24 individuals of A. maritima and four individuals of its congener the hazel alder, A. serrulata. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 2 to 6, observed heterozygosity ranged from 0 to 0.952, and the probability of identity values ranged from 0.126 to 0.850. These new loci provide tools for characterizing the population genetics of this rare tree.