Molecular Ecology 2e

Molecular Ecology, 2nd Edition provides an accessibleintroduction to the many diverse aspects of this subject. The booktakes a logical and progressive approach to uniting examples from awide range of taxonomic groups. The straightforward writing styleoffers in depth analysis whilst making often challenging subjectssuch as population genetics and phylogenetics highly comprehensibleto the reader.

The first part of the book introduces the essentialunderpinnings of molecular ecology and gives a review of geneticsand discussion of the molecular markers that are most frequentlyused in ecological research, and a chapter devoted to the newlyemerging field of ecological genomics. The second half ofthe book covers specific applications of molecular ecology, covering phylogeography, behavioural ecology and conservationgenetics.

The new edition provides a thoroughly up-to-date introduction tothe field, emphasising new types of analyses and including currentexamples 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 casesbased 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.