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Molecular ecology / Joanna R. Freeland and Heather Kirk, Stephen D. Petersen.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (xii, 449 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780470979365
  • 0470979364
  • 9780470979372
  • 0470979372
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 577 22
LOC classification:
  • QH541.15.M63 F74 2011eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 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; Chapter 2: Molecular Markers in Ecology; Understanding Molecular Markers; Modes of Inheritance; Molecular Markers; Overview; Chapter Summary; Useful Websites and Software; Further Reading; Chapter 3: Genetic Analysis of Single Populations; Why Study Single Populations?; Quantifying Genetic Diversity; What Influences Genetic Diversity?; Overview.
Summary: Molecular Ecology, 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. The 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 ecolo.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-432) and index.

Molecular Ecology, 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. The 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 ecolo.

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 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; Chapter 2: Molecular Markers in Ecology; Understanding Molecular Markers; Modes of Inheritance; Molecular Markers; Overview; Chapter Summary; Useful Websites and Software; Further Reading; Chapter 3: Genetic Analysis of Single Populations; Why Study Single Populations?; Quantifying Genetic Diversity; What Influences Genetic Diversity?; Overview.

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