Microsatellite markers for European <i>Daphnia</i>

Abstract

Abstract We present 32 polymorphic microsatellite markers for species of the European Daphnia longispina group: D. galeata , D. hyalina , D. rosea , D. cucullata and D. curvirostris . Microsatellite markers were either isolated from genomic libraries or optimized based on previously published sequence information of sister taxa. Cross‐species tests revealed that all but one of the polymorphic markers are applicable to more than one species, which allows intra‐ and interspecific genetic studies on, i.e. population structure, hybridization events and introgression.