Microsatellites have been popular molecular markers ever since their advent in the late
eighties. Despite growing competition from new genotyping and sequencing techniques, the …

Public genomic databases have provided new directions for molecular marker development
and initiated a shift in the types of PCR-based techniques commonly used in plant science …

Identifying loci under natural selection from genomic surveys is of great interest in different
research areas. Commonly used methods to separate neutral effects from adaptive effects …

The multispecies coalescent provides an elegant theoretical framework for estimating
species trees and species demographics from genetic markers. However, practical …

Landscape genetics has seen rapid growth in number of publications since the term was
coined in 2003. An extensive literature search from 1998 to 2008 using keywords associated …

The use of molecular techniques for parentage analysis has been a booming science for
over a decade. The most important technological breakthrough was the introduction of …

Despite the importance of polyploidy and the increasing availability of new genomic data,
there remain important gaps in our knowledge of polyploid population genetics. These gaps …

Landscape features exist at multiple spatial and temporal scales, and these naturally affect
spatial genetic structure and our ability to make inferences about gene flow. This article …

Phylogeography is a young, vigorous and integrative field of study that uses genetic data to
understand the history of populations. This field has recently expanded into many areas of …

Recent taxonomic studies on fungi using molecular techniques have provided important
information on their phylogenies and new classifications (Chapter VI). Many genera of …