Conservation and the genetics of populations

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Conservation and the genetics of populations

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Allendorf, Frederick William (Author), Luikart, Gordon (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishing , 2007
Subjects:	Biodiversity conservation Evolutionary genetics Population genetics
Online Access:	Table of contents only

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Phenotype variation in natural populations
3. Genetic variation in natural populations: chromosomes and proteins
4. Genetic variation in natural populations: DNA
5. Random mating populations: Hardy-Weinberg principles
6. Small populations and genetic drift
7. Effective population size
8. Natural selection
9. Population subdivision
10. Multiple loci
11. Quantitative genetics
12. Mutation
13. Inbreeding depression
14. Demography and extinction
15. Metapopulations and fragmentation
16. Units of conservation
17. Hybridization
18. Conservation breeding and restoration
19. Invasive species
20. Forensic and management applications of genetic identification