Conservation genetics

de John C. Avise, J. L. Hamrick

"Covering a broad range of animal and plant species, this work contains case histories that highlight the relevance of genetics to the conservation of species, communities, and ecosystems. Throughout the book, prominent researchers discuss their observations of natural populations to illustrate how genetic studies enrich the field of conservation biology with regard to both focused management issues for endangered species and comparative study of non-endangered taxa...Conservation Genetics: Case Histories from Nature offers conservation biologists current information on the significant role of genetics as applied to various aspects of conservation biology. Evolutionary and molecular biologists, ecologists, systematists, naturalists, and graduate students in related fields will benefit from this volume's timely examination of natural case histories and genetic approaches to conservation" -- Back cover.