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Conservation biology : evolution in action / edited by Scott P. Carroll, Charles W. Fox.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008Description: xii, 380 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0195306791
  • 9780195306798
  • 0195306783
  • 9780195306781
Other title:
  • Evolution in action
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 576 22
LOC classification:
  • QH75 .C6615 2008
Contents:
Section 1. Population structure and genetics of threatened taxa -- 1. The history, purview and future of conservation genetics / John C. Avise -- 2. Effects of population size on population viability: from mutation to environmental catastrophes / David Reed -- 3. Demographics versus genetics in conservation biology / Barry W. Brook -- 4. Metapopulation structure and the conservation consequences of population fragmentation / Julianno B. M. Sambatti, Eli Stahl & Susan Harrison -- 5. The influence of breeding systems and mating systems on conservation genetics and conservation decisions / Michele R. Dudash & Courtney J. Murren -- Section 2. Conserving biodiversity within and among species -- 6. The importance of conserving evolutionary processes / Thomas B. Smith and Gregory F. Grether -- 7. Phylogenetic diversity and conservation / Daniel P. Faith -- 8. Genetic considerations in introduction efforts / Philippine Vergeer, N. Joop Ouborg, Andrew P. Hendry -- 9. Hybridization, introgression and the evolutionary management of threatened species / Judith M. Rhymer -- Section 3. Evolutionary responses to environmental change -- 10. Evolution in response to climate change / Julie Etterson -- 11. Evolutionary dynamics of adaptation to environmental stress / George W. Gilchrist and Donna G. Folk -- 12. Managing phenotypic variability with genetic and environmental heterogeneity: adaptation as a first principle of conservation biology / Scott P. Carroll and Jason V. Watters -- 13. Genetic diversity, adaptive potential and population viability in changing environments / Elizabeth Grace Boulding -- Section 4. Conservation and evolution in biotic interactions -- 14. The geographic mosaic of co evolution and its conservation significance / Craig W. Benkman, Thomas L. Parchman & Adam M. Siepielski -- 15. The next communities: evolution and integration of invasive species / Scott P. Carroll & Charles W. Fox -- 16. Ecosystem recovery: Lessons from the past / Geerat J. Vermeij -- 17. Host-pathogen evolution, biodiversity and disease risks for natural populations / Sonia Altizer & Amy B. Pedersen -- Section 5. Evolutionary management -- 18. Conservation planning and genetic diversity / Maile C. Neel -- 19. Implications of transgene escape for conservation / Michelle Marvier -- 20. Evolution and sustainability of harvested populations / Mikko Heino & Ulf Dieckmann.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-375) and index.

Section 1. Population structure and genetics of threatened taxa -- 1. The history, purview and future of conservation genetics / John C. Avise -- 2. Effects of population size on population viability: from mutation to environmental catastrophes / David Reed -- 3. Demographics versus genetics in conservation biology / Barry W. Brook -- 4. Metapopulation structure and the conservation consequences of population fragmentation / Julianno B. M. Sambatti, Eli Stahl & Susan Harrison -- 5. The influence of breeding systems and mating systems on conservation genetics and conservation decisions / Michele R. Dudash & Courtney J. Murren -- Section 2. Conserving biodiversity within and among species -- 6. The importance of conserving evolutionary processes / Thomas B. Smith and Gregory F. Grether -- 7. Phylogenetic diversity and conservation / Daniel P. Faith -- 8. Genetic considerations in introduction efforts / Philippine Vergeer, N. Joop Ouborg, Andrew P. Hendry -- 9. Hybridization, introgression and the evolutionary management of threatened species / Judith M. Rhymer -- Section 3. Evolutionary responses to environmental change -- 10. Evolution in response to climate change / Julie Etterson -- 11. Evolutionary dynamics of adaptation to environmental stress / George W. Gilchrist and Donna G. Folk -- 12. Managing phenotypic variability with genetic and environmental heterogeneity: adaptation as a first principle of conservation biology / Scott P. Carroll and Jason V. Watters -- 13. Genetic diversity, adaptive potential and population viability in changing environments / Elizabeth Grace Boulding -- Section 4. Conservation and evolution in biotic interactions -- 14. The geographic mosaic of co evolution and its conservation significance / Craig W. Benkman, Thomas L. Parchman & Adam M. Siepielski -- 15. The next communities: evolution and integration of invasive species / Scott P. Carroll & Charles W. Fox -- 16. Ecosystem recovery: Lessons from the past / Geerat J. Vermeij -- 17. Host-pathogen evolution, biodiversity and disease risks for natural populations / Sonia Altizer & Amy B. Pedersen -- Section 5. Evolutionary management -- 18. Conservation planning and genetic diversity / Maile C. Neel -- 19. Implications of transgene escape for conservation / Michelle Marvier -- 20. Evolution and sustainability of harvested populations / Mikko Heino & Ulf Dieckmann.

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