| Conservation Genetics Contributor(s): Loeschcke, V. (Editor), Tomiuk, J. (Editor), Jain, S. K. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3764329394 ISBN-13: 9783764329396 Publisher: Birkhauser OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Science | Life Sciences - Biology |
| Dewey: 639.901 |
| LCCN: 93049017 |
| Series: Operator Theory, Advances and Applications |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (2.03 lbs) 456 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book aims at defining and reassessing the role of population genetics in conservation biology and seeks to identify the progress made in the field during the last decade. It deals with conservation genetics from several currently researched points of view, namely, ecological and demographic measures of rarity or population persistence, loss of genetic variation, inbreeding, reduced migration rates and increased selective pressures under stress and the role of social behaviour and metapopulation structure. The use of molecular variation as the basis of naming or selecting target taxa and some strategic decisions about genetic variance maximization in the conserved population or community units are analysed. Several case studies and scenarios illustrate the application of genetic information in conservation practices. |