{"product_id":"ecological-genetics-isbn-9781405100335","title":"Ecological Genetics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEcological Genetics\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the fundamental problems of which of the many molecular markers should be used and how the resulting data should be analysed in clear, accessible language, suitable for upper-level undergraduates through to research-level professionals.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA very accessible straightforward text to deal with this difficult topic - applying modern molecular techniques to ecological processes.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by active researchers and teachers within the field.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThere will be an accompanying web site managed by the authors, comprising of worked examples, test data sets and hyperlinks to relevant web pages.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Ecological genetics 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 What is ecological genetics? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Why study ecological genetics? 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Markers and sampling in ecological genetics 6\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Methods of data generation 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Principles of sampling 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4Practice 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Within-population sampling 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Among-population sampling 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Power analysis 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Further reading 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssential methods information 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Genetic diversity and differentiation 52\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Factors influencing diversity and differentiation 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 The Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4Genetic diversity 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Genetic differentiation 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Genetic distance 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Statistical approaches 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Use of genetic diversity statistics 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Concluding remarks 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.10 Further reading 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Gene flow and mating system 106\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Factors governing gene flow 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Considerations for measuring gene flow 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Measuring gene flow – indirect estimates 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Measuring gene flow – direct estimates 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 The importance of biological and environmental factors on gene flow 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Intraspecific phylogenies and phylogeography 150\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Homology, gene trees, and species trees 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Tree form and building 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4Tree interpretation 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Organelle versus nuclear intraspecific phylogenies 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Further reading 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssential methods information 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Speciation and hybridization 189\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Species 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Speciation 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Hybridization 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Analysis of speciation and hybridization 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Future developments 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Further reading 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Case studies in ecological genetics: Lycaenid butterflies, ragworts, bears, and oaks 243\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Lycaenid butterflies 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 European ragworts 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4Brown bears 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 European oaks 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Data analysis software 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Which distance algorithm should be used and when? 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 320\u003c\/p\u003e  Molecular ecologists finally have a text-book that deals with their discipline. \u003ci\u003eEcological Genetics\u003c\/i\u003e fills the market-gap between general accounts of evolutionary biology and specialist texts focusing on individual research topics. The authors have brought together a useful mix of theory, practical approaches, conceptual issues, and individual case studies to provide a balanced and accessible overview of the field. \u003ci\u003ePeter Hollingsworth, Royal Botanic Garden\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is a pleasure to read: it is clearly written, well organized and leaves no ambiguity.\" \u003ci\u003eAndre A Dhondt, Cornell University, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, August 2004\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is a well-written, comprehensive overview of the essential techniques underlying ecological genetics. I would certainly recommend it to any new student undertaking postgraduate study in the field of molecular ecology.\" \u003ci\u003eDr. Jim Provan, Queen's University Belfast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Andrew Lowe\u003c\/b\u003e recently took up a position as Research Lecturer in Ecological Genetics at the University of Queensland, Australia, after serving as a Senior Scientific Research Officer at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh, UK. He manages a global network of highly regarded research projects on speciation and hybridization, range-wide phylogeography and fine-scale population gene dynamics, and has published more than 50 articles and papers on these subjects in scientific journals and books.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Stephen Harris\u003c\/b\u003e is Druce Curator of the Oxford University Herbaria, UK. As a University Research Lecturer he teaches in plant conservation genetics, and his research interests are molecular systematics, conservation genetics, and the effects of human activities on plant genetic variation and speciation. He has published more than 50 articles and papers on these subjects in scientific journals and books.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Paul Ashton\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Lecturer in Botany at Edge Hill College of Higher Education, UK. He was instrumental in implementing one of the UK’s first degree programs in Conservation Biology. He is also an Associate Lecturer with the Open University and has recently developed a small research group to continue his long-held interests in plant speciation and introgression, while developing new interests in conservation genetics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe use of molecular markers has revolutionized ecological genetics in the last 20 years. The fundamental problem facing new researchers is which of the many markers should be used and how the resulting data should then be analyzed. Until now, these guidelines have been hidden away in specialist journals. \u003ci\u003eEcological Genetics\u003c\/i\u003e addresses this fundamental problem in clear, accessible language, suitable for upper-level undergraduates through to research-level professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe major topics in \u003ci\u003eEcological Genetics\u003c\/i\u003e are treated within separate chapters, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003egenetic diversity of populations and species\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003egene flow\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ephylogeography, and\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003especiation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWithin each chapter the potentially suitable molecular markers are described and the resulting data from each type of marker are discussed, including the underlying concepts of the various modes of analysis. These are illustrated with examples from both the plant and animal kingdoms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearchers embarking on molecular approaches to ecological genetics (for instance, final-year undergraduates and new postgraduates) will find the book essential, and more experienced researchers will also find it of interest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989099692261,"sku":"NP9781405100335","price":96.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405100335.jpg?v=1761782794","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/ecological-genetics-isbn-9781405100335","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}