Molecular Genetic Approaches in Conservation [Hardcover]

Molecular techniques are proving invaluable in determining the phylogenetic status of potentially endangered species, for investigating mechanisms of speciation, and for measuring the genetic structure of populations. It is increasingly important for ecologists and evolutionary and conservation biologists to understand and use such molecular techniques, but most workers in these areas have not been trained in molecular biology. This book lays out the principles and basic techniques for the molecular tools appropriate for addressing issues in conservation, and it presents case studies showing how these tools have been used successfully in conservation biology. Examples include the genetic analysis of population structure, various uses of DNA in conservation genetics, and estimation of migration parameters from genetic data. Wildlife managers, as well as researchers in these areas, will find this a valuable book.

1. An Overview of the Issues,Georgina M. Mace et al.
I. APPROACHES
2. Nuclear Genetic Analysis of Population Structure and Genetic Variation Using Intron Primers,Stephen R. Palumbi and C. Scott Baker
3. Application of Anonymous Nuclear Loci to Conservation Biology,Stephen A. Karl
4. The Use of Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) in Conservation Genetics,Peter Fritsch and Loren H. Riesberg
5. The Utility of Paternally Inherited Nuclear Genes in Conservation Genetics,Priscilla K. Tucker and Barbara L. Lundrigran
6. Applications of Allozyme Electrophoresis in Conservation Biology,Paul L. Leberg
7. Regional Approaches to Conservation Biology: RFLPs, DNA Sequence and Caribbean Birds,Eldredge Bermingham, Gilles Seutin, and Robert E. Ricklefs
8. The Use of Mitochondrial DNA Control Region Sequencing in Conservation Genetics,Pierre Taberlet
9. Chloroplast DNA Sequencing to Resolve Plant Phylogenies between Closely Related Taxa,Ludovic Gieló›