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Author DeWoody, J. Andrew

Title Molecular Approaches in Natural Resource Conservation and Management
Published Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (402 pages)
Contents Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Biodiversity discovery and its importance to conservation; 2 Gene flow, biodiversity, and genetically modified crops: Weedy rice in Thailand; 3 A community and ecosystem genetics approach to conservation biology and management; 4 Vertebrate sex-determining genes and their potential utility in conservation, with particular emphasis on fishes; 5 Historical and contemporary dynamics of adaptive differentiation in European oaks
6 Association genetics, population genomics, and conservation: Revealing the genes underlying adaptation in natural populations of plants and animals7 Hybridization in threatened and endangered animal taxa: Implications for conservation and management of biodiversity; 8 Pollen and seed movement in disturbed tropical landscapes; 9 Implications of landscape alteration for the conservation of genetic diversity of endangered species; 10 Integrating evolutionary considerations into recovery planning for Pacific salmon
11 Using molecular methods to improve the genetic management of captive breeding programs for threatened species12 Wildlife reintroductions: The conceptual development and application of theory; 13 Evolutionary toxicology; Index
Summary Intended for undergraduate and graduate students in conservation biology, natural resource management, and ecology, this book compiles compelling case histories in molecular ecology
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Subject Biodiversity conservation.
Germplasm resources conservation.
Molecular genetics.
Conservation of natural resources.
Conservation of Natural Resources
Biodiversity conservation
Conservation of natural resources
Germplasm resources conservation
Molecular genetics
Form Electronic book
Author Bickham, John W
Michler, Charles H
Nichols, Krista M
Rhodes, Gene E
Woeste, Keith E
ISBN 9780511929892
0511929897