Near-neighbour optimal outcrossing in the bird-pollinated Anigozanthos manglesii.

Background And Aims: In plants, the spatial and genetic distance between mates can influence reproductive success and offspring fitness. Negative fitness consequences associated with the extremes of inbreeding and outbreeding suggest that there will be an intermediate optimal outcrossing distance (OOD), the scale and drivers of which remain poorly understood. In the bird-pollinated Anigozanthos manglesii (Haemodoraceae) we tested (1) for the presence of within-population OOD, (2) over what scale it occurs, and (3) for OOD under biologically realistic scenarios of multi-donor deposition associated with pollination by nectar-feeding birds.

Characterization and transferability of microsatellites for the Kangaroo Paw, (Haemodoraceae).

Premise Of The Study: Microsatellites were developed for the future assessment of population genetic structure, mating system, and dispersal of the perennial kangaroo paw, (Haemodoraceae), and related species.

Methods And Results: Using a Personal Genome Machine (PGM) semiconductor sequencer, ca. 4.