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Acknowledgements.
1. Molecular Genetics in Ecology.
What is molecular ecology?
The emergence of molecular ecology.
An unlimited source of data.
Overview.
Chapter summary.
Useful websites and software.
Further reading.
Review questions.
2. Molecular Markers in Ecology.
Understanding molecular markers.
Nodes of inheritance.
Molecular markers.
Overview.
Chapter summary.
Useful websites and software.
Further reading.
Review questions.
3. Genetic Analysis of Single Populations.
Why study single populations?
Quantifying genetic diversity.
What influences genetic diversity?
Overview.
Chapter summary.
Useful websites and software.
Further reading.
Review questions.
4. Genetic Analysis of Multiple Populations.
Why study multiple populations?
Quantifying population subdivision
Quantifying gene flow
What influences gene flow?
Population differentiation: genetic drift and natural selection
Overview.
Chapter summary.
Useful websites and software.
Further reading.
Review questions.
5. Phylogeography.
What is phylogeography?
Molecular markers in phylogeography.
Molecular clocks.
Bifurcating trees.
The coalescent.
Networks.
Nested clade phylogeographic analysis and statistical phylogeography.
Distribution of genetic lineages.
Comparative phylogeography.
Introduced species.
Overview.
Chapter summary.
Useful websites and software.
Further reading.
Review questions.
6. Molecular Approaches to Behavioural Ecology.
Using molecules to study behaviour.
Mating systems.
Manipulation of sex ratio.
Sex-biased dispersal.
Foraging.
Overview.
Chapter summary.
Useful websites and software.
Further reading.
Review questions.
7. Conservation Genetics.
The need for conservation.
Taxonomy.
Population size, genetic diversity and inbreeding.
Captive breeding.
Overview.
Chapter summary.
Useful websites and software.
Further reading.
Review questions.
8. Molecular Ecology in a Wider Context.
Applications of molecular ecology.
Wildlife forensics.
Agriculture.
Fishing.
The future of molecular ecology.
Chapter summary.
Useful websites and software.
Further reading.
Review questions.
Glossary.
Answers to Review Questions.
References.
Index.
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"…as an introduction to the basic foundations of molecular ecology, this book will be a valuable resource." (The Quarterly Review of Biology, December 2006)
"This text would be ideal for an undergraduate course in molecular ecology or for a researcher moving into this expanding field…highly recommended." (CHOICE, July 2006)
