Description
LANDSCAPE GENETICS: CONCEPTS, METHODS, APPLICATIONS
Edited by Niko Balkenhol, Samuel A. Cushman, Andrew T. Storfer, Lisette P. Waits
Landscape genetics is an exciting and rapidly growing field, melding methods and theory from landscape ecology and population genetics to address some of the most challenging and urgent ecological and evolutionary topics of our time. Landscape genetic approaches now enable researchers to study in detail how environmental complexity in space and time affect gene flow, genetic drift, and local adaptation. However, learning about the concepts and methods underlying the field remains challenging due to the highly interdisciplinary nature of the field, which relies on topics that have traditionally been treated separately in classes and textbooks.
In this edited volume, some of the leading experts in landscape genetics provide the first comprehensive introduction to underlying concepts, commonly used methods, and current and future applications of landscape genetics. Consistent with the interdisciplinary nature of the field, the book includes textbook-like chapters that synthesize fundamental concepts and methods underlying landscape genetics (Part 1), chapters on advanced topics that deserve a more in-depth treatment (Part 2), and chapters illustrating the use of concepts and methods in empirical applications (Part 3).
Aimed at beginning landscape geneticists and experienced researchers alike, this book will be helpful for all scientists and practitioners interested in learning, teaching, and applying landscape genetics.
About the Author
Prof. Niko Balkenhol, Dept.of Wildlife Sciences, Georg-August-University Goettingen, Busgenweg 3, 37077
Goettingen, Germany
Samuel Cushman, US Forest Service, Forest and Woodlands Ecosystems Program, Rockyn Mountain Research Station, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
Andrew Storfer, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
Prof. Lisette Waits, Dept. Fish and Wildlife Sciences,University of Idaho, Moscow ID, USA
Book Information
ISBN 9781118525296
Author Niko Balkenhol
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 649g
Dimensions(mm) 249mm * 191mm * 15mm
