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Development of microsatellite markers for Metrosideros boninensis (Myrtaceae), an endangered endemic plant species from the Bonin Islands, Japan

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Metrosideros boninensis is an endangered endemic plant species from the Bonin Islands. We isolated and characterized nine microsatellite loci in this species. The expected heterozygosities of these nine markers ranged from 0.127 to 0.768. These markers described here will be useful for investigating the genetic diversity, genetic structure and gene flow, and planning for conservation of M. boninensis.

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Acknowledgements

We thank Takaya Yashui and Nobuaki Yoshii for M. boninensis samples. We also thank Prof. Nobukazu Nakagoshi (Hiroshima University, Japan) for his helpful support. This research was partly supported by a Grant-in-Aid for scientific research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan, and the 21st Century Center of Excellence Program at Hiroshima University.

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  1. Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama 1-5-1, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8529, Japan

    Shingo Kaneko

  2. Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama 1-7-1, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8521, Japan

    Yuji Isagi

  3. Miyanohamamichi, Chichijima, Ogasawara, Tokyo, 100-2101, Japan

    Fuyuo Nobushima

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Kaneko, S., Isagi, Y. & Nobushima, F. Development of microsatellite markers for Metrosideros boninensis (Myrtaceae), an endangered endemic plant species from the Bonin Islands, Japan. Conserv Genet 8, 753–755 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-006-9201-2

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