Title: Novel applications of molecular genetic markers and population
genetic theory in population ecology and resource management. 

Presenter: Kim Scribner, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife,
Michigan State University, 132 Natural Resources Building 

Abstract: The recent proliferation and greater accessiblity of
molecular genetic markers has led to a growing appreciation of the
ecological and evolutionary inferences that can be drawn from genetic characterization of individuals and populations.  Work in my
laboratory is directed toward the use of a variety of molecular
genetic markers as indirect sources of inference at the individual, 
population, or ecosystem levels.  Emphasis is placed on
interdisciplinary training in general areas of population and
behavioral ecological theory, population genetics, molecular biology,
evolution, and conservation biology.  Projects involve the use of
molecular markers for the study of population genetic structure, gene
flow, paternity, behavioral ecology, and population
demography. Emphasis in placed on managed or exploited populations and
in the area of Conservation Biology.