TY - BOOK AU - Carroll,Scott P. AU - Fox,Charles W. TI - Conservation biology: evolution in action SN - 0195306791 AV - QH75 .C6615 2008 U1 - 576 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Conservation biology N1 - 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 ER -