摘要 : We developed and characterized nine microsatellite markers for Livistona rigida, a species endemic to northern Australia, and confirmed the transferability of these markers for five other Australian Livistona species. The number o... 展开 We developed and characterized nine microsatellite markers for Livistona rigida, a species endemic to northern Australia, and confirmed the transferability of these markers for five other Australian Livistona species. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 1 to 6 with an average of 2.1, and the expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.00 to 0.73 with averages of 0.23. Most of the loci were successfully amplified and showed moderate to high polymorphism for five other Livistona species sampled. The microsatellite markers described here will be useful for investigating the speciation and range formation processes of the recent radiation of the Livistona genus in Australia, and the results obtained from them will provide crucial information for conservation of Australian Livistona species. 收起