Genetics and the Extinction of Species : : DNA and the Conservation of Biodiversity / / ed. by Laura Landweber, Andrew Dobson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
• MitwirkendeR: Amos, William,; Cann, Rebecca L,; Dobson, Andrew P,; Douglas, Leslie J.,; Freed, Leonard A.,; Harvey, Paul H,; Holsinger, Kent E.,; Lande, Russell,; Landweber, Laura F.,; Mason-Gamer, Roberta J.,; Rodriguez-Clark, Kathryn M.,; Steers, Helen,; Whitton, Jeannette,
• HerausgeberIn: Dobson, Andrew,; Landweber, Laura,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2022]; ©1999
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (207 p.) :; 9 tables 24 line illus. 2 halftones 5 maps

Darwin's Origin of Species and Dobzhansky's Genetics and the Origin of Species have been the cornerstones of modern evolutionary and population genetic theory for the past hundred years, but in the twenty-first century, biologists will face graver problems of extinction. In this collection...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• CONTENTS
• CONTRIBUTORS
• ILLUSTRATIONS
• PREFACE
• Introduction: Genetics and Conservation Biology
• CHAPTER ONE: Extinction Risks from Anthropogenic, Ecological, and Genetic Factors
• CHAPTER TWO: Genes, Denies, and Plant Conservation
• CHAPTER THREE: Genetic Theory and Evidence Supporting Current Practices in Captive Breeding for Conservation
• CHAPTER FOUR: TWO Problems with the Measurement of Genetic Diversity and Genetic Distance
• CHAPTER FIVE: One Use of Phylogenies for Conservation Biologists: Inferring Population History from Gene Sequences
• CHAPTER SIX: Parasites and Conservation of Hawaiian Birds
• CHAPTER SEVEN: Extinction and Endangerment of Hawaiian Honeycreepers: A Comparative Approach
• CHAPTER EIGHT: Something Old for Something New: The Future of Ancient DNA in Conservation Biology
• Index