Abstract
Microsatellite primers were developed in the introduced shrub Rhamnus cathartica L., to investigate potential hybridization events with related taxa as a stimulus of invasive spread. • Using a non-radioactive protocol, 15 primer sets were identified in North American and European populations of R. cathartica. The primers amplified di-, tri- and pentanucelotide repeats with 1-14 alleles per locus. Most primers also amplified in R. lanceolata, R. smithii, and/or Frangula alnus (previously R. frangula). • These results indicate the utility of primers in R. cathartica for future genetic studies as well as their potential applicability in other related taxa.
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