Conservation and the genetics of populations /
Fred W. Allendorf, Gordon Luikart, Sally N. Aitken
- 2nd ed.
- Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2013.
- xviii, 602 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [531]-586) and index.
Phenotypic variation in natural populations -- Genetic variation in natural populations: chromosomes and proteins -- Genetic variation in natural populations: DNA -- Random mating populations: Hardy-Weinberg principle -- Small populations and genetic drift -- Effective population size -- Natural selection -- Population subdivision -- Multiple loci -- Quantitative genetics -- Mutation -- Inbreeding depression -- Demography and extinction -- Metapopulations and fragmentation -- Units of conservation -- Hybridization -- Exploited populations -- Conservation breeding and restoration -- Invasive species -- Climate change -- Genetic identification and monitoring -- Probability and statistics
9780470671467 (cloth)
Biodiversity conservation. Population genetics. Evolutionary genetics.