Conservation and the genetics of populations / Fred W. Allendorf, Gordon Luikart, Sally N. Aitken ; with illustrations by Agostinho Antunes.

Author: Allendorf, Frederick William.

Edition Statement:2nd ed.

Imprint:Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2013.

Descriptionxviii, 602 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.

Note:Phenotypic variation in natural populations -- Genetic variation in natural populations: chromosomes and proteins -- Genetic variation in natural populations: DNA -- Random mating popultions: Hardy-Weinberg principle -- Small popultions 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.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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