Abstract
Sarracenia species (pitcher plants) are carnivorous plants which obtain a portion of their nutrients from insects captured in the pitchers. Sarracenia species naturally hybridize with each other, and hybrid swarms have been identified. A number of the taxa within the genus are considered endangered. In order to facilitate evolutionary, ecological and conservation genetic analyses within the genus, we developed 25 microsatellite loci which show variability either within species or between species. Three S. purpurea populations were examined with 10 primer sets which showed within population variability.
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The authors thank Matt Estep, Joel McNeal, Jim Leebens-Mack, Ken Jones, and Travis Glenn for helpful discussions, and Aru K. Arumuganathan for assistance with the nuclear flow cytometry.
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Rogers, W.L., Cruse-Sanders, J.M., Determann, R. et al. Development and characterization of microsatellite markers in Sarracenia L. (pitcher plant) species. Conservation Genet Resour 2, 75–79 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-009-9165-x
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