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A Practical Guide for Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations (Hardcover) Loot Price: R3,490
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A Practical Guide for Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations (Hardcover): Richard Frankham, Jonathan D....

A Practical Guide for Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations (Hardcover)

Richard Frankham, Jonathan D. Ballou, Katherine Ralls, Mark Eldridge, Michele R. Dudash, Charles B. Fenster, Robert C. Lacy, Paul Sunnucks

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The habitats of most species have been fragmented by human actions, isolating small populations that consequently develop genetic problems. Millions of small, isolated, fragmented populations are likely suffering from inbreeding depression and loss of genetic diversity, greatly increasing their risk of extinction. Crossing between populations is required to reverse these effects, but managers rarely do so. A key reason for such inaction is that managers are often advised to manage populations in isolation whenever molecular genetic methods indicate genetic differences among them. Following this advice will often doom small populations to extinction when the habitat fragmentation and genetic differences were caused by human activities. A paradigm shift is required whereby evidence of genetic differentiation among populations is a trigger to ask whether any populations are suffering genetic problems, and if so, whether they can be rescued by augmenting gene flow. Consequently, there is now an urgent need for an authoritative practical guide to facilitate this paradigm shift in genetic management of fragmented populations.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: October 2019
Authors: Richard Frankham (Emeritus Professor) • Jonathan D. Ballou (Scientist Emeritus) • Katherine Ralls (Emerita Research Zoologist) • Mark Eldridge (Principle Research Scientist) • Michele R. Dudash (Professor and Department Head) • Charles B. Fenster (Professor) • Robert C. Lacy (Senior Conservation Scientist Emeritus) • Paul Sunnucks (Professor)
Dimensions: 253 x 194 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-878341-1
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Animal reproduction
Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > Biodiversity
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Genetics (non-medical) > General
Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > Conservation of wildlife & habitats > Endangered species & extinction of species
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LSN: 0-19-878341-8
Barcode: 9780198783411

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