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Novel microsatellite markers for Distylium lepidotum (Hamamelidaceae) endemic to the Ogasawara Islands.
BMC research notes - 2 Jul 2016
Sugai Kyoko, Setsuko Suzuki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Distylium lepidotum is a small tree endemic to the Ogasawara Islands located in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. This species is a sole food for an endemic locust, Boninoxya anijimensis. Here, we developed microsatellite markers to investigate genetic diversity and genetic structure and to avoid a genetic disturbance after transplantation to restore the Ogasawara Islands ecosystem. RESULTS:...
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