分子生態(tài)學(xué)發(fā)表論文，利用分子遺傳學(xué)技術(shù)來解決生態(tài)學(xué)、進(jìn)化、行為和保護(hù)方面的重要問題。研究可使用中性標(biāo)記推斷生態(tài)和進(jìn)化過程，或檢查生態(tài)上重要的基因及其產(chǎn)物。我們還在我們的伙伴期刊《分子生態(tài)資源》上發(fā)表關(guān)于技術(shù)方法、計算機程序和基因組資源開發(fā)的文章。然而，主要是描述性的和只與正在研究的分類單元相關(guān)的論文應(yīng)該提交給更專業(yè)的期刊。分子生態(tài)學(xué)的研究領(lǐng)域包括:生態(tài)、進(jìn)化和種群基因組學(xué)人口結(jié)構(gòu)與系統(tǒng)地理學(xué)環(huán)境基因組學(xué)群落生態(tài)學(xué)與共同進(jìn)化生殖策略親緣關(guān)系和親緣選擇性分配人口的遺傳理論分析方法開發(fā)保護(hù)遺傳學(xué)物種形成和雜交微生物生物多樣性qtl的演化動力學(xué)生態(tài)相互作用分子適應(yīng)與環(huán)境基因組學(xué)轉(zhuǎn)基因生物的影響

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 phylogeographylandscape genomicscommunity ecology and coevolutionreproductive strategiesrelatedness and kin selectionsex allocationpopulation genetic theoryanalytical methods developmentconservation geneticsspeciation and hybridizationmicrobial biodiversityevolutionary dynamics of QTLsecological interactionsmolecular adaptation and environmental genomicsimpact of genetically modified organisms