London: John Wiley, (2011. second edition). Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, illustrations, graphs, tables.

This new edition provides a thoroughly up-to-date introduction to the field, emphasising new types of analyses and including current examples and techniques whilst also retaining the information-rich, highly readable style which set the first edition apart. Provides an accessible introduction to the many diverse aspects of molecular ecology. Takes a logical and progressive approach to uniting examples from a wide range of taxonomic groups. The writing style offers in depth analysis whilst making often challenging subjects such as population genetics and phylogenetics highly comprehensible to the reader. The first part of the book introduces the essential underpinnings of molecular ecology and gives a review of genetics and discussion of the molecular markers that are most frequently used in ecological research. There is also a chapter devoted to the newly emerging field of ecological genomics. The second half of the book covers specific applications of molecular ecology, covering phylogeography, behavioural ecology and conservation genetics.