Ecological genomics is an up and coming term broadly used to describe the application of genomics tools (high throughput sequencing, microarrays, quantitative PCR etc.) to solve questions of ecology. Its purpose is to increase understanding of the responses and interactions of organisms to the environment and to one another bu analysing genomic sequences, gene expressions and genome evolution. At the core of ecological genomics is the belief that the bewildering array of interactions between species and their environments can ultimately be understood in the same terms as the commplex interactions of genes and proteins at the cellular level. This Book Incorporates A Multitude Of Recent Examples From Microbiology, Plant Science, And Zoology, Drawing Together A Scattered Literature In The First Synthesis Of The New And Exciting Field Of Ecological Genomics. It Will Be Of Particular Interest To Senior Undergraduate And Graduate Level Students, As Well As Researchers In The Fields Of Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, And Molecular Biology.--jacket. What Is Ecological Genomics? -- Genome Analysis -- Comparing Genomes -- Structure And Function In Communities -- Life-history Patterns -- Stress Responses -- Integrative Ecological Genomics. Nico M. Van Straalen And Dick Roelofs. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 271-297) And Index. The genomics revolution has expanded from its origins in molecular biology to impact upon every discipline in the life sciences, including ecology. Several ecological questions can be profitably addressed using genomics technology, including issues of nutrient cycling, population structure, life-history variation, trophic interaction, stress responses and the ecological niche. An Introduction to Ecological Genomics focuses on three fundamental ecological questions: 1. What is the relationship between community structure and ecological function in ecosystems? 2. How can the variation in life-hi This book incorporates a multitude of recent examples from microbiology, plant science, and zoology, drawing together a scattered literature in the first synthesis of the new and exciting field of ecological genomics. It will be of particular interest to senior undergraduate and graduate level students, as well as researchers in the fields of ecology, evolutionary biology, genetics and molecular biology. - ;The genomics revolution has expanded from its origins in molecular biology to impact upon every discipline in the life sciences, including ecology. Several ecological questions can be profi Description based on print version record.
