Conservation Genetics (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Birkhauser Verlag AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Experientia Supplementum, v. 68
Release date:	April 1994
First published:	May 1994
Editors:	Volker Loeschcke • Etc
Dimensions:	235 x 165mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	380
ISBN-13:	978-3-7643-2939-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Genetics (non-medical) > General
LSN:	3-7643-2939-4
Barcode:	9783764329396

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