Advances in Molecular Ecology (NATO Science Series) (NATO Asi Series: Series A: Life Sciences) - Hardcover

NATO Advanced Study Institute On Molecular Biology (1998 : Erice, Italy); North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Scientific Affairs Division

9789051994407: Advances in Molecular Ecology (NATO Science Series) (NATO Asi Series: Series A: Life Sciences)

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ISBN 10: 9051994400 ISBN 13: 9789051994407

Publisher: Ios Pr Inc, 1998

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Contains a March 1998 series of 14 lectures that considered how recent advances in DNA technology, most notably polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based technology, have impacted concepts and applications in ecology and evolution. Opening chapters review how frequency data can be analyzed using a phylogenetic approach, and the relative merits of conventional and coalescent approaches to describing population structure and gene flow. The use of variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) as molecular markers is also described. Later chapters deal with the reconstruction of mating and dispersal processes in natural and experimental plant populations, the analysis of highly mobile pelagic fishes, natural selection and hybridization, among other topics. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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In this volume researchers across the fields of animals, plants and microbial communities present a thematic approach, with emphasis on the integration of concepts independently of taxon. Each author was asked to examine how molecular genetic tools have contributed to their specific area of consideration, identifying novel insights, controversies and future priorities. The coverage is not intended to be comprehensive across all contemporary fields in molecular ecology, but rather illustrative of the diversity of approach and application, and with emphasis on the genetic and evolutionary characteristics of the markers employed. It is only through the use of appropriate sampling design, choice of marker or marker combinations, and apposite statistical analysis of data that meaningful tests and interpretations can be attained. The examples presented endorse such an approach by considering not only how molecular markers have impacted on concepts and theory, but also by demonstrating through recent developments how they can be employed with effect. To increase the practical utility of the book, we conclude with a summary of current software that is available for the analysis of data in molecular ecology, detailing information on names of authors, date of latest update, compatible operating systems, types of data handled and analyses supported. A glossary of terms is provided to facilitate access to unfamiliar topics.

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