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Contents Preface 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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Molecular ecology.