Molecular Approaches in Natural Resource Conservation and Management [Hardcover]

Intended for undergraduate and graduate students in conservation biology, natural resource management, and ecology, this book compiles compelling case histories in molecular ecology.This book is intended to highlight how modern conservation and management practices often rely on molecular genetic markers. Specialists in DNA analyses and theoretical population genetics discuss how their research has implications for the conservation and management of our forests, fishes, and wildlife.This book is intended to highlight how modern conservation and management practices often rely on molecular genetic markers. Specialists in DNA analyses and theoretical population genetics discuss how their research has implications for the conservation and management of our forests, fishes, and wildlife.Recent advances in molecular genetics and genomics have been embraced by many in natural resource conservation. Today, several major conservation and management journals are now using genetics editors to deal solely with the influx of manuscripts that employ molecular data. The editors have attempted to synthesize some of the major uses of molecular markers in natural resource management in a book targeted not only at scientists but also at individuals actively making conservation and management decisions. To that end, the text features contributors who are major figures in molecular ecology and evolution  many having published books of their own. The aim is to direct and distill the thoughts of these outstanding scientists by compiling compelling case histories in molecular ecology as they apply to natural resource management.1. Biodiversity discovery and its importance to conservation Rodney L. Honeycutt, David M. Hillis, John W. Bickham and Amy B. Baird; 2. Gene flow, biodiversity and GM crops: weedy rice in Thailand B. Schaal, W. J. Leverich, S. Jamjod, C. Maneechote, A. Bashir, A. Prommin, A. Punyalue, A. Suta, T. Sintukhiew, A. Wongtamee, T. Pusadee, S. Niruntrayakul, B. Rerkaselƒ-