Molecular Ecology

EEB
412

Course Discipline

Ecology

Course Level

400

Course Credits

3

Term(s) Offered

Winter

Course Description

Molecular Ecology is an academic discipline that links research in ecology and evolution through the use of DNA markers. This class surveys the most important DNA markers and analytical methods currently used in Molecular Ecology. Topics include population structure, kinship, parentage, community phylogeny, phylogeography, microbial ecology and species discovery.