Introduction to Ecological Genomics

by van Straalen, Nico M.; Roelofs, Dick

• ISBN13: 9780198566700
• ISBN10: 0198566700
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-05-11
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book incorporates a multitude of recent examples from microbiology, plant science, and zoology, drawing together 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.

Author Biography

Dick Roelofs is a Lecturer in Molecular Ecology at the Institute of Ecological Science, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. Nico M. van Straalen is Professor of Animal Ecology at the Institute of Ecological Science, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam.

Table of Contents

What is ecological genomics?	1	(16)
The genomics revolution invading ecology	1	(3)
Yeast, fly, worm, and weed	4	(7)
-Omics speak	11	(4)
The structure of this book	15	(2)
Genome analysis	17	(39)
Gene discovery	17	(9)
Sequencing genomes	26	(10)
Transcription profiling	36	(7)
Data analysis in ecological genomics	43	(13)
Comparing genomes	56	(57)
Properties of genomes	56	(18)
Prokaryotic genomes	74	(10)
Eukaryotic genomes	84	(29)
Structure and function in communities	113	(48)
The biodiversity and ecosystem functioning synthetic framework	113	(2)
Measurement of microbial biodiversity	115	(15)
Microbial genomics of biogeochemical cycles	130	(15)
Reconstruction of functions from environmental genomes	145	(14)
Genomic approaches to biodiversity and ecosystem function: an appraisal	159	(2)
Life-history patterns	161	(47)
The core of life-history theory	161	(5)
Longevity and aging	166	(13)
Gene-expression profiles in the life cycle	179	(16)
Phenotypic plasticity of life-history traits	195	(10)
Genomic approaches to life-history patterns: an appraisal	205	(3)
Stress responses	208	(49)
Stress and the ecological niche	208	(3)
The main defence mechanisms against cellular stress	211	(19)
Heat, cold, drought, salt, and hypoxia	230	(9)
Herbivory and microbial infection	239	(8)
Toxic substances	247	(8)
Genomic approaches to ecological stress: an appraisal	255	(2)
Integrative ecological genomics	257	(14)
The need for integration: systems biology	257	(6)
Ecological control analysis	263	(3)
Outlook	266	(5)
References	271	(28)
Index	299