title: A road map for molecular ecology.
abstract: The discipline of molecular ecology has undergone enormous changes since the journal bearing its name was launched approximately two decades ago. The field has seen great strides in analytical methods development, made groundbreaking discoveries and experienced a revolution in genotyping technology. Here, we provide brief perspectives on the main subdisciplines of molecular ecology, describe key questions and goals, discuss common challenges, predict future research directions and suggest research priorities for the next 20 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Rose L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Andrew
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bernatchez
authors.forename: Aurélie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bonin
authors.forename: C Alex
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Buerkle
authors.forename: Bryan C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Carstens
authors.forename: Brent C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Emerson
authors.forename: Dany
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Garant
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Giraud
authors.forename: Nolan C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Kane
authors.forename: Sean M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Slate
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Victoria L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Sork
authors.forename: Graham N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: Timothy H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Vines
authors.forename: Lisette
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Waits
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Widmer
authors.forename: Loren H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Rieseberg
mesh_terms: D000220:Adaptation, Biological / Q000235:genetics; D004463:Ecology / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D020387:Food Chain; D051456:Gene Flow / Q000235:genetics; D049810:Genetic Speciation; D059014:High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D006824:Hybridization, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D054892:Metagenome / Q000235:genetics*; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D058974:Phylogeography / Q000379:methods*