Introduction to conservation genetics / Richard Frankham, Jonathan D. Ballou, David A. Briscoe

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Contents in Brief.. Preface to the second edition.. Preface.. Copyright acknowledgments.. Chapter 1 Introduction.. Chapter 2 Genetics and extinction.. Section I Evolutionary Genetics of Natural Populations.. Chapter 3 Genetic diversity.. Chapter 4 Characterizing genetic diversity: single loci.. Chapter 5 Characterizing genetic diversity: quantitative variation.. Chapter 6 Evolutionary impacts of natural selection in large populations.. Chapter 7 Evolutionary impacts of mutation and migration, and their interactions with selection in large populations.. Chapter 8 Genetic consequences of small population sizes.. Chapter 9 Maintenance of genetic diversity.. Chapter 10 Population genomics.. Section II Effects of Population Size Reduction.. Chapter 11 Loss of genetic diversity in small populations.. Chapter 12 Inbreeding.. Chapter 13 Inbreeding depression.. Chapter 14 Population fragmentation.. Chapter 15 Genetically viable populations.. Section III From Theory To Practice.. Chapter 16 Resolving taxonomic uncertainties and defining management units.. Chapter 17 Genetic management of wild populations.. Chapter 18 Genetic issues in introduced and invasive species.. Chapter 19 Genetic management of captive populations.. Chapter 20 Genetic management for reintroduction.. Chapter 21 Use of molecular genetics in forensics and to understand species biology.. Chapter 22 The broader context: population viability analysis (PVA.. Take home messages from this book.. Revision problems.. Glossary.. References.. Index

This impressive author team brings the wealth of advances in conservation genetics into the new edition of this introductory text, including new chapters on Population Genomics and Genetic Issues in Introduced and Invasive Species. They continue the strong learning features for students - main points in the margin, chapter summaries, vital support with the mathematics, and further reading - and now guide the reader to software and databases. Many new references reflect the expansion of this field. With examples from mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians, plants and invertebrates, this is an ideal introduction to conservation genetics for a broad audience. The text tackles the quantitative aspects of conservation genetics, and has a host of pedagogy to support students learning the numerical side of the subject. Combined with being up-to-date, its user-friendly writing style and first-class illustration programme forms a robust teaching package. -Tackles the quantitative aspects of conservation genetics, helping students master the numerical side of the subject, including graphs, worked examples, problems and solutions -The theory is taught with a balanced range of examples - mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians, plants and invertebrates - to appeal to a broad range of students -Includes computer simulation exercises to support students in understanding stochastic issues as well as providing teaching materials for instructors. eng