Book description
Molecular Ecology
, 2nd Edition provides an accessible introduction to the many diverse
aspects of this subject. The book takes a logical and progressive
approach to uniting examples from a wide range of taxonomic groups. The
straightforward writing style offers in depth analysis whilst making
often challenging subjects such as population genetics and phylogenetics
highly comprehensible to the reader.
The first part of the book
introduces the essential underpinnings of molecular ecology and gives
a review of genetics and discussion of the molecular markers that are
most frequently used in ecological research, and a chapter devoted to
the newly emerging field of ecological genomics. The second half of
the book covers specific applications of molecular ecology, covering
phylogeography, behavioural ecology and conservation genetics.
The new edition provides a thoroughly up-to-date introduction to the
field, emphasising new types of analyses and including current
examples and techniques whilst also retaining the information-rich,
highly readable style which set the first edition apart.
- Incorporates both theoretical and applied perspectives
- Highly accessible, user-friendly approach and presentation
- Includes self-assessment activities with hypothetical cases
based on actual species and realistic data sets
- Uses case studies to place the theory in context
- Provides coverage of population genetics, genomics,
phylogeography, behavioural ecology and conservation
genetics.
