| Main Title |
Introduction to conservation genetics |
| Author |
Frankham, Richard
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press, |
| Year Published |
2002 |
| OCLC Number |
46671245 |
| ISBN |
0521630142 0521639859 (pbk.) |
| Subjects |
Germplasm resources ;
Ressources g en etiques
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJDM |
QH75.A1F73 2002 |
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Env Science Center Library/Ft Meade,MD |
10/02/2003 |
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| Collation |
xxi, 617 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. {567}-606) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Genetics and extinction -- Genetic diversity -- Characterizing genetic diversity: single loci -- Characterizing genetic diversity: quantitative variation -- Evolution in large populations: natural selection and adaptation -- Evolution in large populations: mutation, migration and their interactions with selection -- Evolution in small populations -- Maintenance of genetic diversity -- Loss of genetic diversity in small populations -- Inbreeding Inbreeding depression -- Population fragmentation -- Genetically viable populations -- Resolving taxonomic uncertainties and defining management units -- Genetics and management of wild populations -- Genetic management of captive populations -- Genetic management for reintroduction -- Use of molecular genetics in forensics and to understand species biology -- The broader context: Population Viability Analysis (PVA). |
