I posted a request for a textbook in Molecular Evolution, here is a list of the books that different people suggested. Many thanks to all who replied. Francesco Page and Holmes "Molecular Evolution, a phylogenetic approach" (about one third of the e-mails suggested this one) http://www.amazon.com/Molecular-Evolution-Phylogenetic-Roderic-Page/dp/0865428891/sr=8-2/qid60460442/ref=pd_bbs_2/104-1739144-5944726?ie=UTF8&s=books Stearns and Hoesktra "Evolution" http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci—80199255634 Joanna Freeland "Molecular Ecology" John Wiley and Sons. http://www.amazon.com/Molecular-Ecology-Joanna-R-Freeland/dp/0470090626/sr=8-1/qid60467310/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-8607095-8980932?ie=UTF8 Lowe, Harris and Ashton "Ecological genetics: design, analysis and application" Jonh C. Avise "Molecular markers, natural history and evolution" Ridley "Evolution" Halliburton "Introduction to Population Genetics" Futuyma Price "Evolutionary Bioinformatics" http://post.queensu.ca/~forsdyke/book03.htm In addition: Parker J.D (Ecology and Evolution Groups, School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton) has some classroom practicals "BAMBEd" Nick Barton is writing a book, to be published by Cold Spring Harbor Press. http://www.evolution-textbook.org Lindell Bromham is working on "Reading the story in DNA: using DNA sequences to understand evolution" To be published by Oxford University Press Francesco Nardi, Dr. Dept. of Evolutionary Biology University of Siena via Aldo Moro 2 - 53100 Siena Italy Ph.: +39.0577.234420 (lab. 4398) Fax.: +39.0577.234476 nardifra@unisi.it