MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Molecular Ecology publishes papers that utilize molecular genetic techniques to address consequential questions in ecology, evolution, behaviour and conservation. Studies may employ neutral markers for inference about ecological and evolutionary processes or examine ecologically important genes and their products. We also publish articles on technical methods, computer programs and genomic resource development in our companion journal, Molecular Ecology Resources. However, papers that are primarily descriptive and relevant only to the taxon being studied should be submitted to a more specialized journal. Research areas of interest to Molecular Ecology include: ecological, evolutionary, and population genomics population structure and phylogeography landscape genomics community ecology and coevolution reproductive strategies relatedness and kin selection sex allocation population genetic theory analytical methods development conservation genetics speciation and hybridization microbial biodiversity evolutionary dynamics of QTLs ecological interactions molecular adaptation and environmental genomics impact of genetically modified organisms