Advances in Molecular EcologyGary R. Carvalho Each contributor to this publication was asked to examine how molecular genetic tools have contributed to their specific areas of consideration. To increase the practical utility of the book, a summary of software that is available for the anaylsis of data in molecular ecology is included. |
Contents
Gary R Carvalho | 1 |
Phylogenetic Analysis of Frequency Data in Molecular Ecological Studies | 25 |
Estimation of Migration Rates and Population Sizes in Geographically | 39 |
Variable mutation rate | 50 |
Arnaud Estoup | 55 |
LLLL | 82 |
Bacterial Evolution and the Nature of Species | 119 |
Franco Rollo | 133 |
Molecular approaches to the identification of pelagic fish populations | 205 |
Summary and concluding remarks | 214 |
References | 216 |
136 | 217 |
Jeffry B Mitton | 225 |
Recent examples of selection detected by molecular markers | 231 |
Discordant patterns of geographic variation | 234 |
Sexual selection and the privilege of the heterozygous male | 235 |
Andrew Schnabel | 147 |
Clonal Organisms and the Benefits of Sex ROBERT C VRIJENHOEK 1 Introduction | 151 |
Why have sex? | 153 |
Why not clone? | 159 |
Ancient clones? | 162 |
Summary and conclusions | 164 |
References | 167 |
Mating Systems Gene Flow and Relative Fertilities ANDREW SCHNABEL 1 Introduction | 173 |
Mating system analysis | 174 |
Exclusion analysis and gene flow estimation | 176 |
Methods for estimation of relative male and female fertilities | 180 |
Practical considerations in parentage studies | 183 |
Future directions in the use of parentage analysis | 184 |
References | 186 |
Lorenz Hauser | 191 |
Genetic population structure and the definition of units for fisheries management | 193 |
Ecological factors affecting patterns of genetic diversity in pelagic fish | 194 |
Summary | 238 |
146 | 241 |
Loren H Rieseberg | 243 |
Concepts and terminology | 244 |
Molecular markers | 245 |
Structure and dynamics of hybrid zones | 247 |
Phylogeography of hybridization | 250 |
Hybrid zones and the genetic architecture of reproductive isolation | 251 |
Outcomes of hybridization | 253 |
Conclusions and future directions | 260 |
| 261 | |
Variable Environments and Evolutionary Diversification in Inland Waters | 267 |
147 | 288 |
A Guide to Software Packages for Data Analysis in Molecular Ecology | 291 |
Glossary of Terms | 305 |
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