{"product_id":"molecular-ecology-hardback-9780470748343","title":"Molecular Ecology (Hardback) 9780470748343","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMolecular Ecology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoanna R. Freeland (Author), Heather Kirk (Author), Stephen D. Petersen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470748343, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 April 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e464 pages\u003cbr\u003e25 x 17.5 x 3 cm, 0.934 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMolecular Ecology\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.  \u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates both theoretical and applied perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighly accessible, user-friendly approach and presentation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes self-assessment activities with hypothetical cases based on actual species and realistic data sets\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses case studies to place the theory in context\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides coverage of population genetics, genomics, phylogeography, behavioural ecology and conservation genetics.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Molecular Genetics in Ecology.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is molecular ecology?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe emergence of molecular ecology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtein allozymes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAllozymes as genetic markers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn unlimited source of data.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMutation and recombination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs genetic variation adaptive?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolymerase chain reaction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting data from PCR.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuantitative PCR.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUseful websites and software.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Molecular Markers in Ecology.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding molecular markers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModes of Inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNuclear versus organelle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaploid chromosomes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentifying hybrids.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUniparental markers: A cautionary note\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMolecular markers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCo-dominant markers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDominant markers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUseful websites and software.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline activities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Genetic Analysis of Single Populations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Study Single Populations?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is a population?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuantifying genetic diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHardy-Weinberg equilibrium.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstimates of genetic diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaploid diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoice of marker.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Influences Genetic Diversity?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenetic drift.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is effective population size?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuantifying census population size.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuantifying effective population size.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemographic influences on N\u003csub\u003ee.\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eN\u003csub\u003ee\u003c\/sub\u003e, genetic drift and genetic diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation bottlenecks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFounder effects and invasive species.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural selection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe major histocompatibility complex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReproduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUseful websites and software.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline activities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Genetic Analysis of Multiple Populations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy study multiple populations?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuantifying Population Subdivision.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenetic distance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eF-statistics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpreting \u003ci\u003eF\u003c\/i\u003e\u003csub\u003eST\u003c\/sub\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon-\u003ci\u003ea priori\u003c\/i\u003e identification of populations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuantifying Gene Flow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDirect methods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndirect methods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignment tests.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Influences Gene Flow?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBarriers to dispersal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLandscape genetics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetapopulations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterspecific interactions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHybridization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation differentiation: genetic drift and natural selection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGene flow and genetic drift.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGene flow and local adaptation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUseful websites and software.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline activities. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Studying Ecologically Important Traits: Ecogenomics, QTL Analysis, and Reverse Genetics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudying ecologically important traits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ecDNA libraries and ESTs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicroarrays.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow do microarrays work?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProbes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVerifying differences in gene expression.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicroarray applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicroarrays and community ecology of microorganisms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicroorganism functions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicroarrays and genotyping.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnecting genotype to phenotype.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReverse genetics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQTL analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinkage mapping.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQTL mapping.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQTL mapping of ecologically important traits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUseful Websites and Software.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Phylogeography.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is Phylogeography?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMolecular markers in phylogeography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganelle versus nuclear markers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRepetitive versus non-repetitive markers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMolecular clocks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBifurcating trees.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe coalescent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplying the coalescent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNetworks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNested Clade Phylogeographic Amalysis and statistical phylogeography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe distributions of genetic lineages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubdivided populations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDispersal and vicariance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparative phylogeography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegional concordance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContinental concordance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuropean post-glacial recolonization routes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDispersal and invasive species.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAllele sharing between species.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLineage sorting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHybridization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUseful websites and software.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline activities. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Behavioural Ecology.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy use molecules to study behaviour?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMating systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParentage analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtra-pair fertilizations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial breeding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial insects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManipulating sex ratios.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSex ratio conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSex-biased dispersal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNuclear and mitochondrial markers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelatedness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFST values.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignment tests.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpatial autocorrelation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcordant results.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredators and prey.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentifying prey.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredation and conservation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUseful websites and software.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline activities. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Conservation Genetics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe need for conservation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaxonomy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecies concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDNA barcoding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubspecies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConservation units.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHybrids.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation size, genetic diversity and inbreeding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInbreeding depression.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeterozygosity fitness correlations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-fertilization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInbreeding avoidance\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutbreeding depression.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranslocations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenetic rescue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSource populations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRestoration genetics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCaptive breeding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaximizing genetic diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCaptive inbreeding and outbreeding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenetic diversity banks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUseful websites and software.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline activities. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnswers to Review Questions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Biology, life sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Biology, life sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Biology,%20life%20sciences%20%5BPS%5D%22\"\u003ePS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand 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