| We assumed that sampled individuals were genotyped at a series of unlinked microsatellite loci. |
| The very large pine genomes are highly repetitive, and microsatellite loci also occur as gene families. |
| Lowercase letters indicate the flanking region, and capital letters indicate the microsatellite region. |
| We tested 42 microsatellite loci isolated from five pinniped species in a sample of 52 pups. |
| We assay variation in a natural population to assess whether microsatellite markers can be informative for future studies in this species. |
| A total of 34 microsatellite primers, polymorphic in their respective species, were selected in this study. |
