Conservation genetics : case histories from nature / edited by John C. Avise, James L. Hamrick.

Other author Avise, John C.
Other author Hamrick, J. L. (James Lewis), 1942-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Chapman & Hall, ©1996.
Descriptionxvii, 512 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction: The scope of conservation genetics -- Population structure, molecular systematics, and forensic identification of whales and dolphins -- Conservation genetics of the Felidae -- Conservation genetics in the Canidae -- Socioecology, population fragmentation and patterns of genetic loss in endangered primates -- Avian conservation genetics -- Conservation genetics of marine turtles -- Conservation and genetics of salmonid fishes -- Conservation genetics of endemic plant species -- Conservation genetics of endangered island plants -- Conservation genetics of fishes in the pelagic marine realm -- Conservation genetics of North American desert fishes -- A landscape approach to conservation genetics: conserving evolutionary processes in the African bovidae -- Toward a regional conservation genetics perspective: phylogeography of faunas in the Southeastern United States -- A quantative-genetic perspective on conservation issues.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 95005253
ISBN0412055813

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QH75 .C6635 1996 ✔ Available Place Hold