Introduction to conservation genetics / Richard Frankham, Jonathan D. Ballou, and David A. Briscoe ; line drawings by Karina H. McInness.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.Description: xxi, 617 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780521639859
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 333.95 21
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Contents:
Ch. 1. Introduction. Ch. 2. Genetics and extinction -- Sect. I. Evolutionary Genetics of Natural Populations. Ch. 3. Genetic diversity. Ch. 4. Characterizing genetic diversity: single loci. Ch. 5. Characterizing genetic diversity: quantitative variation. Ch. 6. Evolution in large populations. I. Natural selection and adaptation. Ch. 7. Evolution in large populations. II. Mutation, migration and their interactions with selection. Ch. 8. Evolution in small populations. Ch. 9. Maintenance of genetic diversity -- Sect. II. Effects of Population Size Reduction. Ch. 10. Loss of genetic diversity in small populations. Ch. 11. Inbreeding. Ch. 12. Inbreeding depression. Ch. 13. Population fragmentation. Ch. 14. Genetically viable populations -- Sect. III. From Theory to Practice. Ch. 15. Resolving taxonomic uncertainties and defining management units. Ch. 16. Genetics and the management of wild populations. Ch. 17. Genetic management of captive populations. Ch. 18. Genetic management for reintroduction. Ch. 19. Use of molecular genetics in forensics and to understand species biology. Ch. 20. The broader context: population viability analysis (PVA).
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [567]-606) and index.

Ch. 1. Introduction. Ch. 2. Genetics and extinction -- Sect. I. Evolutionary Genetics of Natural Populations. Ch. 3. Genetic diversity. Ch. 4. Characterizing genetic diversity: single loci. Ch. 5. Characterizing genetic diversity: quantitative variation. Ch. 6. Evolution in large populations. I. Natural selection and adaptation. Ch. 7. Evolution in large populations. II. Mutation, migration and their interactions with selection. Ch. 8. Evolution in small populations. Ch. 9. Maintenance of genetic diversity -- Sect. II. Effects of Population Size Reduction. Ch. 10. Loss of genetic diversity in small populations. Ch. 11. Inbreeding. Ch. 12. Inbreeding depression. Ch. 13. Population fragmentation. Ch. 14. Genetically viable populations -- Sect. III. From Theory to Practice. Ch. 15. Resolving taxonomic uncertainties and defining management units. Ch. 16. Genetics and the management of wild populations. Ch. 17. Genetic management of captive populations. Ch. 18. Genetic management for reintroduction. Ch. 19. Use of molecular genetics in forensics and to understand species biology. Ch. 20. The broader context: population viability analysis (PVA).

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