MOLECULAR POPULATION GENETICS

1: Models of Evolution
2: Experimental Design
3: Describing Variation
4: Recombination
5: Population Structure
6: The Coalescent
7: Direct Selection
8: Linked Selection
9: Demographic History
10: Population Genomics

Molecular Population Genetics is a general text covering one of the most active and exciting areas in biology. Combining advances in molecular biology and genomics with mathematical and empirical findings from population genetics, work in molecular population genetics has uncovered the extraordinary history of natural selection and demographic shifts in many organisms, including humans. While basic descriptions of the methods and tools of this field can be found in disparate places, no previous book has brought them together in a single volume. Rather than cobble together pieces from books, reviews, and primary research articles, Molecular Population Genetics presents a coherent user's guide to the field. Intended as a text for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, the book will also be useful as a detailed reference for active professionals.

Features
• Focuses on the analysis of DNA sequence data collected from natural populations, reviewing the logic and assumptions behind commonly used methods
• Covers methods for studying recombination, population structure, natural selection, and demographic history
• An essential text for understanding the interpretation of molecular variation

Author
Matthew W. Hahn is a professor at the Indiana University, Bloomington, Department of Biology and Department of Computer Science, and is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.