Molecular Methods in Ecology
herausgegeben von Allan BakerThe incorporation of molecular methods in ecological research hasadded an exciting new dimension to conventional studies, and openedwindows into previously intractable areas of research, at theinterface between ecology and genetics. Using these new methods ithas now become routine to use genetic markers to study ecologicalphenomena, from molecular sexing of individuals and parentage ofoffspring, through to population structure of species andphylogenetic relationships of taxa. These methods have stimulatedan explosion of empirical and analytical developments in molecularecology, which have in turn, increasingly attracted students andprofessional biologists eager to employ them in theirstudies.
Molecular Methods in Ecology traces the development ofmolecular ecology by reviewing basic molecular biologicaltechniques and earlier methods such as protein electrophoresis, DNA-DNA hybridisation, restriction analysis of DNA, and DNAfingerprinting. Later chapters review methods using newer classesof markers such as microsatellites, introns, MHC, SSRs and AFLPmarkers in plants and molecular sexing in animals. The strengthsand limitations of methods are discussed and guidance is providedin selecting the most appropriate methods for particular problemsin ecology.
This book will provide both postgraduates and researchers with aguide to choosing and employing appropriate methodologies forsuccessful research in the field of molecular ecology.
* * Provides up-to-date summaries of the latest molecularapproaches in this rapidly expanding field.
* Gives guidance on the appropriate choice of methods forparticular problems in ecology, and their strengths andlimitations.
* Provides brief laboratory protocols for each molecular methodand summaries of software available for analysis of data inmolecular ecology.
* Outlines examples of the latest research results from studiesof both plants and animals, integrated within the framework ofmolecular ecology.
Molecular Methods in Ecology traces the development ofmolecular ecology by reviewing basic molecular biologicaltechniques and earlier methods such as protein electrophoresis, DNA-DNA hybridisation, restriction analysis of DNA, and DNAfingerprinting. Later chapters review methods using newer classesof markers such as microsatellites, introns, MHC, SSRs and AFLPmarkers in plants and molecular sexing in animals. The strengthsand limitations of methods are discussed and guidance is providedin selecting the most appropriate methods for particular problemsin ecology.
This book will provide both postgraduates and researchers with aguide to choosing and employing appropriate methodologies forsuccessful research in the field of molecular ecology.
* * Provides up-to-date summaries of the latest molecularapproaches in this rapidly expanding field.
* Gives guidance on the appropriate choice of methods forparticular problems in ecology, and their strengths andlimitations.
* Provides brief laboratory protocols for each molecular methodand summaries of software available for analysis of data inmolecular ecology.
* Outlines examples of the latest research results from studiesof both plants and animals, integrated within the framework ofmolecular ecology.
