Microsatellite Primers for the Pacific Northwest ConiferCallitropsis nootkatensis(Cupressaceae)

Microsatellite primers for the Pacific Northwest conifer Callitropsis nootkatensis (Cupressaceae)1

UNLABELLED PREMISE OF THE STUDY Microsatellite primers were developed for Nootka cypress (Callitropsis nootkatensis) to provide quantitative measures for gene conservation that can assist in guiding management decisions for a species experiencing climate-induced decline. • METHODS AND RESULTS Using multiplexed massively parallel sequencing, we identified 136,785 microsatellite-containing s...

A Phylogenetic Index for Cichlid Microsatellite Primers

Microsatellites abound in most organisms and have proven useful for a range of genetic and genomic studies. Once primers have been created, they can be applied to populations or taxa that have diverged from the source taxon. We use PCR amplification, in a 96-well format, to determine the presence and absence of 46 microsatellite loci in 13 cichlid species. At least one primer set amplified a pr...

Sweet cherry rootstocks for the Pacific Northwest

All commercial sweet cherry trees are either budded or grafted. The part of the tree above the graft/bud union is known as the scion and the part below the graft/bud union is known as the rootstock. Sweet cherry scion cultivars have been selected over millennia for many reasons, but over the past century, breeding programs have concentrated mainly on achieving improved characteristics such as y...

Starlings in the Pacific Northwest

Pacific Northwest Fungi

Epiphytic macrolichen communities were compared among forest stand types in the Blue River watershed of western Oregon. Stand types were defined by stand structure, according to age classes of the younger tree cohort and remnant tree retention. Remnant trees were those in an older cohort that remained following a stand disturbance that initiated tree regeneration, such as a timber harvest or na...