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Conservation genetics zoological society of london. Measuring the effects on genetics of population fragmentation fst. Mar 14, 2002 introduction to conservation genetics book. Introduction to conservation genetics edition 2 by richard. References becker, ms, durant, sm, watson, fgr, parker. Buy introduction to conservation genetics by richard frankham isbn. Jan 28, 2010 with examples from mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians, plants and invertebrates, this is an ideal introduction to conservation genetics for a broad audience. Journal of insect conservation much more than an introduction to conservation genetics, it is an indepth treatment of the subject suitable as a university textbook and for professionals in the field. When you click on the term, a new page will open to show you the definition and will also provide you with other resources. Inbreeding depression, accumulation and loss of deleterious mutations, loss of genetic variation in small populations, genetic adaptation to captivity and its effect on reintroduction success, and. Some animals are dangerous, such as large carnivores, or difficult to access, such as marine mammals, while some others are elusive, such as okapis okapia johnstoni. Martedi 28 aprile genetics and conservation issues. Uploaded by gerard arthus and released into the public domain under the creative commons license nonattribute. Genetics forms the basis of the diversity of life on earth, and is fundamental to biodiversity, speciation, evolutionary ecology, and has become recognized to be vital to the successful restoration of endangered species.
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