University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-371) and index.

Molecular genetics in ecology -- Molecular markers in ecology -- Genetic analysis of single populations -- Genetic analysis of multiple populations -- Phylogeography -- Molecular approaches to behavioural ecology -- Conservation genetics -- Molecular ecology in a wider context.

This book unites theory with examples from a wide range of taxa in a logical and progressive manner, and its accessible writing style makes subjects such as population genetics and phylogenetics highly comprehensible to its readers. The first part of the book introduces the essential underpinnings of molecular ecology, starting with a review of genetics and a discussion of the molecular markers that are most frequently used in ecological research. This leads into an overview of population genetics in ecology. The second half of the book then moves on to specific applications of molecular ecology, covering phylogeography, behavioural ecology and conservation genetics. The final chapter looks at molecular ecology in a wider context by using a number of case studies that are relevant to various economic and social concerns, including wildlife forensics, agriculture, and overfishing.