Conservation biology : evolution in action / edited by Scott P. Carroll, Charles W. Fox.
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2008.
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Table of 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.