{"product_id":"conservation-and-the-genetics-of-populations-isbn-9780470671450","title":"Conservation and the Genetics of Populations","description":"Loss of biodiversity is among the greatest problems facing the world today. \u003ci\u003eConservation and the Genetics of Populations\u003c\/i\u003e gives a comprehensive overview of the essential background, concepts, and tools needed to understand how genetic information can be used to conserve species threatened with extinction, and to manage species of ecological or commercial importance. New molecular techniques, statistical methods, and computer programs, genetic principles, and methods are becoming increasingly useful in the conservation of biological diversity. Using a balance of data and theory, coupled with basic and applied research examples, this book examines genetic and phenotypic variation in natural populations, the principles and mechanisms of evolutionary change, the interpretation of genetic data from natural populations, and how these can be applied to conservation. The book includes examples from plants, animals, and microbes in wild and captive populations.  \u003cp\u003eThis second edition contains new chapters on Climate Change and Exploited Populations as well as new sections on genomics, genetic monitoring, emerging diseases, metagenomics, and more. One-third of the references in this edition were published after the first edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach of the 22 chapters and the statistical appendix have a Guest Box written by an expert in that particular topic (including James Crow, Louis Bernatchez, Loren Rieseberg, Rick Shine, and Lisette Waits). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is essential for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of conservation genetics, natural resource management, and conservation biology, as well as professional conservation biologists working for wildlife and habitat management agencies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdditional resources for this book can be found at: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wiley.com\/go\/allendorf\/populations\"\u003ewww.wiley.com\/go\/allendorf\/populations\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuch die 2. Auflage überzeugt durch eine umfassende Darstellung des Fachgebiets der Naturschutzgenetik. Neben Beiträgen international renommierter Naturschutzgenetiker in jedem Kapitel bietet die begleitende Website Zugang zu einer Vielzahl von weiterführenden Materialien.  \u003cp\u003eGuest Box authors, ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the second edition, xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the first edition, xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of symbols, xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART I: INTRODUCTION, 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction, 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Genetics and civilization, 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 What should we conserve?, 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 How should we conserve biodiversity?, 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Applications of genetics to conservation, 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 The future, 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuest Box 1: L. Scott Mills and Michael E. Soulé, The role of genetics in conservation, 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Phenotypic variation in natural populations, 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Color pattern, 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Morphology, 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Behavior, 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Phenology, 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Differences among populations, 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Nongenetic inheritance, 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuest Box 2: Chris J. Foote, Looks can be deceiving: countergradient variation in secondary sexual color in sympatric morphs of sockeye salmon, 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Genetic variation in natural populations: chromosomes and proteins, 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Chromosomes, 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Protein electrophoresis, 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Genetic variation within natural populations, 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Genetic divergence among populations, 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuest Box 3: E. M. Tuttle, Chromosomal polymorphism in the white-throated sparrow, 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Genetic variation in natural populations: DNA, 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Mitochondrial and chloroplast organelle DNA, 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Single-copy nuclear loci, 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Multiple locus techniques, 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Genomic tools and markers, 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Transcriptomics, 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Other ‘omics’ and the future, 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuest Box 4: Louis Bernatchez, Rapid evolutionary changes of gene expression in domesticated Atlantic salmon and its consequences for the conservation of wild populations, 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART II: MECHANISMS OF EVOLUTIONARY CHANGE, 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Random mating populations: Hardy- Weinberg principle, 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Hardy-Weinberg principle, 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Hardy-Weinberg proportions, 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Testing for Hardy-Weinberg proportions, 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Estimation of allele frequencies, 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Sex-linked loci, 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Estimation of genetic variation, 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuest Box 5: Paul Sunnucks and Birgita D. Hansen, Null alleles and Bonferroni ‘abuse’: treasure your exceptions (and so get it right for Leadbeater’s possum), 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Small populations and genetic drift, 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Genetic drift, 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Changes in allele frequency, 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Loss of genetic variation: the inbreeding effect of small populations, 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Loss of allelic diversity, 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Founder effect, 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Genotypic proportions in small populations, 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Fitness effects of genetic drift, 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuest Box 6: Menna E. Jones, Reduced genetic variation and the emergence of an extinction-threatening disease in the Tasmanian devil, 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Effective population size, 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Concept of effective population size, 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Unequal sex ratio, 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Nonrandom number of progeny, 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Fluctuating population size, 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Overlapping generations, 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Variance effective population size, 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Cytoplasmic genes, 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Gene genealogies, the coalescent, and lineage sorting, 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9 Limitations of effective population size, 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.10 Effective population size in natural populations, 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuest Box 7: Craig R. Miller and Lisette P. Waits, Estimation of effective population size in Yellowstone grizzly bears, 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Natural selection, 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Fitness, 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Single locus with two alleles, 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Multiple alleles, 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Frequency-dependent selection, 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Natural selection in small populations, 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Natural selection and conservation, 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuest Box 8: Paul A. Hohenlohe and William A. Cresko, Natural selection across the genome of the threespine stickleback fish, 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Population subdivision, 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 F-Statistics, 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Spatial patterns of relatedness within local populations, 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Genetic divergence among populations and gene flow, 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Gene flow and genetic drift, 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Continuously distributed populations, 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Cytoplasmic genes and sex-linked markers, 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Gene flow and natural selection, 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Limitations of FST and other measures of subdivision, 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9 Estimation of gene flow, 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.10 Population subdivision and conservation, 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuest Box 9: M.K. Schwartz and J.M. Tucker, Genetic population structure and conservation of fisher in western North America, 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Multiple loci, 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Gametic disequilibrium, 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Small population size, 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Natural selection, 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Population subdivision, 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Hybridization, 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Estimation of gametic disequilibrium, 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Multiple loci and conservation, 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuest Box 10: Robin S. Waples, Estimation of effective population size using gametic disequilibrium, 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Quantitative genetics, 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Heritability, 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Selection on quantitative traits, 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Finding genes underlying quantitative traits, 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Loss of quantitative genetic variation, 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Divergence among populations, 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Quantitative genetics and conservation, 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuest Box 11: David W. Coltman, Response to trophy hunting in bighorn sheep, 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Mutation, 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Process of mutation, 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Selectively neutral mutations, 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Harmful mutations, 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Advantageous mutations, 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Recovery from a bottleneck, 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuest Box 12: Michael W. Nachman, Color evolution via different mutations in pocket mice, 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART III: GENETICS AND CONSERVATION, 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Inbreeding depression, 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Pedigree analysis, 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Gene drop analysis, 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Estimation of F with molecular markers, 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Causes of inbreeding depression, 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Measurement of inbreeding depression, 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 Genetic load and purging, 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.7 Inbreeding and conservation, 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuest Box 13: Lukas F. Keller, Inbreeding depression in song sparrows, 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Demography and extinction, 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Estimation of census population Size, 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Inbreeding depression and extinction, 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Population viability analysis, 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Loss of phenotypic variation, 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Loss of evolutionary potential, 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Mitochondrial DNA, 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.7 Mutational meltdown, 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.8 Long-term persistence, 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.9 The 50\/500 rule, 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuest Box 14: A. G. Young, M. Pickup, and B. G. Murray, Management implications of loss of genetic diversity at the selfincompatibility locus for the button wrinklewort, 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Metapopulations and fragmentation, 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 The metapopulation concept, 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Genetic variation in metapopulations, 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Effective population size of metapopulations, 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 Population divergence and connectivity, 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5 Genetic rescue, 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.6 Landscape genetics, 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.7 Long-term population viability, 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuest Box 15: Robert C. Vrijenhoek, Fitness loss and genetic rescue in stream-dwelling topminnows, 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Units of conservation, 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 What should we protect?, 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 Systematics and taxonomy, 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 Phylogeny reconstruction, 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 Genetic relationships within species, 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5 Units of conservation, 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.6 Integrating genetic, phenotypic, and environmental information, 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.7 Communities, 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuest Box 16: David J. Coates, Identifying units of conservation in a rich and fragmented flora, 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Hybridization, 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.1 Natural hybridization, 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.2 Anthropogenic hybridization, 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.3 Fitness consequences of hybridization, 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.4 Detecting and describing hybridization, 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.5 Hybridization and conservation, 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuest Box 17: Loren H. Rieseberg, Hybridization and the conservation of plants, 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Exploited populations, 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.1 Loss of genetic variation, 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.2 Unnatural selection, 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.3 Spatial structure, 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.4 Effects of releases, 388\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.5 Management and recovery of exploited populations, 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuest Box 18: Guðrún Marteinsdóttir, Long-term genetic changes in the Icelandic stock of Atlantic cod in response to harvesting, 393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Conservation breeding and restoration, 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.1 The role of conservation breeding, 398\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.2 Reproductive technologies and genome banking, 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.3 Founding populations for conservation breeding programs, 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.4 Genetic drift in captive populations, 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.5 Natural selection and adaptation to captivity, 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.6 Genetic management of conservation breeding programs, 410\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.7 Supportive breeding, 412\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.8 Reintroductions and translocations, 414\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuest Box 19: Robert C. Lacy, Understanding inbreeding depression: 25 years of experiments with Peromyscus mice, 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Invasive species, 421\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.1 Why are invasive species so successful?, 422\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.2 Genetic analysis of introduced species, 425\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.3 Establishment and spread of invasive species, 429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.4 Hybridization as a stimulus for invasiveness, 430\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.5 Eradication, management, and control, 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.6 Emerging diseases and parasites, 433\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuest Box 20: Richard Shine, Rapid evolution of introduced cane toads and native snakes, 438\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Climate change, 440\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.1 Predictions and uncertainty about future climates, 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.2 Phenotypic plasticity, 442\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.3 Maternal effects and epigenetics, 445\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.4 Adaptation, 446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.5 Species range shifts, 448\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.6 Extirpation and extinction, 449\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.7 Management in the face of climate change, 451\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuest Box 21: S. J. Franks, Rapid evolution of flowering time by an annual plant in response to climate fluctuation, 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Genetic identification and monitoring, 455\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.1 Species identification, 457\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.2 Metagenomics and species composition, 464\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.3 Individual identification, 465\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.4 Parentage and relatedness, 469\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.5 Population assignment and composition analysis, 471\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.6 Genetic monitoring, 477\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuest Box 22: C. Scott Baker, Genetic detection of illegal trade of whale meat results in closure of restaurants, 481\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Probability and statistics, 484\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA1 Paradigms, 485\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA2 Probability, 487\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA3 Statistical measures and distributions, 489\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA4 Frequentist hypothesis testing, statistical errors, and power, 496\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA5 Maximum likelihood, 499\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA6 Bayesian approaches and MCMC (Markov Chain Monte Carlo), 500\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA7 Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC), 504\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA8 Parameter estimation, accuracy, and precision, 504\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA9 Performance testing, 506\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA10 The coalescent and genealogical Information, 506\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuest Box A: James F. Crow, Is mathematics necessary?, 511\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary, 513\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences, 531\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex, 587\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColor plates section between page 302 and page 303\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Summing Up: Recommended.  Lower-division undergraduates and above.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 October 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cspan style=\"font-family:\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFred W. Allendorf\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family:\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eis a Regents Professor at the University of Montana and a Professorial Research Fellow at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.  He has published over 200 articles on the population genetics and conservation of fish, amphibians, mammals, invertebrates, and plants.  He is a past President of the American Genetic Association, and has served as Director of the Population Biology Program of the National Science Foundation.  He has taught conservation genetics at the University of Montana, University of Oregon, University of Minnesota, University of Western Australia, Victoria University of Wellington, and the US National Conservation Training Center.\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eGordon Luikart\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor at the Flathead Lake Biological Station of the University of Montana and a Visiting Scientist in the Center for Investigation of Biodiversity and Genetic Resources at the University of Porto, Portugal.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e He is also an award winning (Bronze Medal) Research Scientist with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family:\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eat the University Joseph Fourier in Grenoble, France. His research focuses on the conservation and genetics of wild and domestic animals, and includes over 100 publications.  He was a Fulbright Scholar at La Trobe University, Melbourne, and he is a member of the IUCN Specialist Group for Caprinae (mountain ungulates) conservation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family:\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSally N. Aitken\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family:\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eis a Professor in the Department of Forest Sciences and Director of the Centre for Forest Conservation Genetics at the University of British Columbia. She studies the population, conservation, ecological genetics, and genomics of forest trees. S\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003ehe received her PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and she was a faculty member at Oregon State University. She has received the\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family:\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eCanadian Forestry Scientific Achievement Award, a Killam Faculty Research Fellowship, and a Killam Teaching Prize. She teaches forest biology, alpine ecology, and conservation genetics, and she is involved in forest genetic conservation initiatives in North America and Europe. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style=\"font-family: \" calibri minor-latin en-gb normal lang=\"EN-GB\" font-size:=\"\" mso-ascii-theme-font:=\"\" mso-hansi-theme-font:=\"\" mso-bidi-theme-font:=\"\" mso-ansi-language:=\"\" mso-bidi-font-weight:=\"\"\u003eLoss of biodiversity is among the greatest problems facing the world today.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003ci\u003eConservation and the Genetics of Populations\u003c\/i\u003e gives a comprehensive overview of the essential background, concepts, and tools needed to understand how genetic information can be used to conserve species threatened with extinction, and to manage species of ecological or commercial importance.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e New molecular techniques, statistical methods, and computer programs, genetic principles, and methods are becoming increasingly useful in the conservation of biological diversity. Using a balance of data and theory, coupled with basic and applied research examples, this book examines genetic and phenotypic variation in natural populations, the principles and mechanisms of evolutionary change, the interpretation of genetic data from natural populations, and how these can be applied to conservation.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e The book includes examples from plants, animals, and microbes in wild and captive populations.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: \" calibri font-size: mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin mso-hansi-theme-font: mso-bidi-theme-font: mso-ansi-language: en-gb mso-bidi-font-weight: normal lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThis second edition contains new chapters on Climate Change and Exploited Populations as well as new sections on genomics, genetic monitoring, emerging diseases, metagenomics, and more.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e One-third of the references in this edition were published after the first edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: \" calibri font-size: mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin mso-hansi-theme-font: mso-bidi-theme-font: mso-ansi-language: en-gb mso-bidi-font-weight: normal lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThis book is essential for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of conservation genetics, natural resource management, and conservation biology, as well as professional conservation biologists working for wildlife and habitat management agencies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988976025829,"sku":"NP9780470671450","price":70.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470671450.jpg?v=1761782279","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/conservation-and-the-genetics-of-populations-isbn-9780470671450","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}