Molecular Ecology - Hardcover

Joanna R. Freeland

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470090618 ISBN 13: 9780470090619

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 2005

Synopsis

Molecular Ecology

About this title

Review:

"...as an introduction to the basic foundations of molecular ecology, this book will be a valuable resource." (The Quarterly Review of Biology, December 2006)

From the Back Cover:

Molecular Ecology provides a comprehensive introduction to the many diverse aspects of this subject. The book unites theory with examples from a wide range of taxa in a logical and progressive manner, and its accessible writing style makes subjects such as population genetics and phylogenetics highly comprehensible to its readers.  The first part of the book introduces the essential underpinnings of molecular ecology, starting with a review of genetics and a discussion of the molecular markers that are most frequently used in ecological research. This leads into an overview of population genetics in ecology.   The second half of the book then moves on to specific applications of molecular ecology, covering phylogeography, behavioural ecology and conservation genetics.  The final chapter looks at molecular ecology in a wider context by using a number of case studies that are relevant to various economic and social concerns, including wildlife forensics, agriculture, and overfishing

• comprehensive overview of the different aspects of molecular ecology
• attention to both theoretical and applied concerns
• accessible writing style and logical structure
• numerous up–to–date examples and references

This will be an invaluable reference for those studying molecular ecology, population genetics, evolutionary biology, conservation genetics and behavioural ecology, as well as researchers working in these fields.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0470090618
• ISBN 13: 9780470090619
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400