Genes in Ecology
33rd Symposium of the British Ecological Society

Geneticists and ecologists confront the implications of the others' discipline for their own work.

R. J. Berry (Edited by), T. J. Crawford (Edited by), G. M. Hewitt (Edited by)

9780521549363, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 1 August 1992

548 pages, 105 b/w illus. 19 tables
23.4 x 15.6 x 2.8 cm, 0.76 kg

Genetics and ecology ought to be complementary disciplines at the population level. This conviction underpins this integrative volume, which brings together geneticists and ecologists to confront the implications of the others' discipline for their own work. The book is divided into three sections: first 'Genes in Ecology', the influence of population genetics on our view of ecology; then 'Modules in Ecology', the use of molecular methods to investigate adaptive and ecological processes; finally 'Ecology in Genetics', the integration of ecological principles into genetics. Most chapters have two authors; a geneticist and an ecologist each bringing their own insights to the topics considered, and illustrating the importance of one discipline for the other. The book also includes protocols for relevant molecular and genetic techniques, including DNA purification, polymerase chain reaction, DNA fingerprinting, sequencing and restriction fragment length polymorphism investigation.

Part 1. Genes in Ecology: 1. Genes and ecology in history A. J. Cain and W. B. Provine
2. Stochastic processes in populations: the horse behind the cart? J. R. G. Turner
3. Population dynamics, natural selection and chaos H. C. J. Godfray, L. M. Cook and M. P. Hassell
4. Life-history evolution R. Sibly and J. Antonovics
5. These hierarchical views of life: phylogenies and metapopulations P. H. Harvey, S. Nee, A. Ø. Mooers and L. Partridge
6. The coevolution of plant-insect and host-parasite relationships D. J. Futuyma and R. M. May
Part II. Molecules in Ecology: 7. Adaptation in bacteria: unanswered ecological and evolutionary questions about well-studied molecules J. P. W. Young and B. R. Levin
8. Enzymes and adaptation A. G. Clark and R. K. Koehn
9. Molecular variation and ecological problems T. Burke, W. E. Rainey and T. J. White
10. Ecological genetics of parasitism R. Ennos
11. Genes and ecology: two alternative perspectives using Drosophila M. Kreitman, B. Shorrocks and C. Dytham
Part III. Ecology in Genetics: 12. Genetic heterogeneity and ecology J. A. Endler
13. Density and frequency dependence in ecology: messages for genetics? M. Begon
14. Density and frequency dependence: a genetical view B. C. Clarke and M. A. Beaumont
15. Functional biology of adaptation M. E. Feder and W. B. Watt
16. Life history and mechanical constraints on reproduction in genes, cells and waterfleas J. S. Jones, D. Ebert and S. C. Stearns
17. Conservation biology: the ecology and genetics of endangered species A. P. Dobson, G. M. Mace, J. Poole and R. A. Brett
18. Genes in the real world R. J. Berry and A. D. Bradshaw
Part IV. Techniques and Protocols: 19. Use of PCR techniques in Drosophila population biology L. O'Brien, D. Coates, J. Arnold and B. Shorrocks
20. Polymerase chain reactions I. Arnau and S. Cooper
21. The detection of organisms at family, genus and species level using the polymerase chain reaction to amplify specific target DNA sequences R. A. McKee, C. M. Gooding, S. D. Garrett and H. A. Powell
22. Selection of DNA sequences for use as probes R. A. McKee, C. M. Gooding, S. D. Garrett, H. A. Powell, B. M. Lund and M. R. Knox
23. RAPDs: random amplified polymorphic DNAs D. Howland and J. Arnau
24. DNA fingerprinting R. E. Carter
25. DNA fingerprinting using multilocus and single locus probes R. E. Carter and D. T. Parkin
26. Fingerprinting fungi P. Nicolson, J. Brown and M. Atkinson
27. Analysis of genetic variation in populations: southern blotting and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis S. Noble, R. Oliver and A. Davy
28. The use of repetitive DNA probes in the analysis of natural populations of insects and parasites P. K. Flook, M. D. Wilson and R. J. Post
29. C-banding and the characterization of heterochromatic regions J. M. Rubio and C. Ferris
30. Silver staining C. Ferris and J. M. Rubio
31. Use of a cellulose acetate system for allozyme electrophoresis I. R. Wynne, H. D. Loxdale and C. P. Brookes
32. A device for producing multiple deep-frozen samples for allozyme electrophoresis I. R. Wynne and C. P. Brookes.

Subject Areas: Genetics [non-medical PSAK], Ecological science, the Biosphere [PSAF]