Conservation Biology

Evolution in Action
Herausgeber: Carroll, Scott P; Fox, Charles W

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This edited volume will provide a treatment of evolutionary conservation biology that introduces and explains major concepts and also unifies recent theoretical and empirical advances.

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The main goal of this book is to encourage and formalize the infusion of evolutionary thinking into mainstream conservation biology. It reviews the evolutionary foundations of conservation issues, and unifies conceptual and empirical advances in evolutionary conservation biology. The book can be used either as a primary textbook or as a supplementary reading in an advanced undergraduate or graduate level course - likely to be called Conservation Biology or in some cases Evolutionary Ecology. The focus of chapters is on current concepts in evolution as they pertain to conservation, and the empirical study of these concepts. The balanced treatment avoids exhaustive reviews and overlapping duplication among the chapters. Little background in genetics is assumed of the reader.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 394
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 739g
• ISBN-13: 9780195306781
• ISBN-10: 0195306783
• Artikelnr.: 24764419

Autorenporträt

Scott P. Carroll is an evolutionary biologist in the department of entomology at UC Davis. Charles W. Fox is a professor in the department of entomology at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. He is executive editor of the journal Functional Ecology.

Inhaltsangabe

* Section 1 - Population structure and genetics of threatened taxa
* 1: The history, purview and future of conservation genetics John C.
Avise
* 2: Effects of population size on population viability: from mutation
to environmental catastrophes David Reed
* 3: Demographics versus genetics in conservation biology Barry W.
Brook
* 4: Metapopulation structure and the conservation consequences of
population fragmentation Julianno B. M. Sambatti, Eli Stahl and Susan
Harrison
* 5: The influence of breeding systems and mating systems on
conservation genetics and conservation decisions Michele R. Dudash
and Courtney J. Murren
* Section 2 - Conserving biodiversity within and among species
* 6: The importance of conserving evolutionary processes Thomas B.
Smith and Gregory F. Grether
* 7: Phylogenetic diversity and conservation Daniel P. Faith
* 8: Genetic considerations in introduction efforts Philippine Vergeer,
N. Joop Ouborg, Andrew P. Hendry
* 9: Hybridization, introgression and the evolutionary management of
threatened species Judith M. Rhymer
* Section 3 Evolutionary responses to environmental change
* 10: Evolution in response to climate change Julie Etterson
* 11: Evolutionary dynamics of adaptation to environmental stress
George W. Gilchrist and Donna G. Folk
* 12: Managing phenotypic variability with genetic and environmental
heterogeneity: adaptation as a first principle of conservation
biology Scott P. Carroll and Jason V. Watters
* 13: Genetic diversity, adaptive potential and population viability in
changing environments Elizabeth Grace Boulding
* Section 4 Conservation and evolution in biotic interactions
* 14: The geographic mosaic of co evolution and its conservation
significance Craig W. Benkman, Thomas L. Parchman and Adam M.
Siepielski
* 15: The next communities: evolution and integration of invasive
species Scott P. Carroll and Charles W. Fox
* 16: Ecosystem recovery: Lessons from the past Geerat J. Vermeij
* 17: Host-pathogen evolution, biodiversity and disease risks for
natural populations Sonia Altizer and Amy B. Pedersen
* Section 5 Evolutionary management
* 18: Conservation planning and genetic diversity Maile C. Neel
* 19: Implications of transgene escape for conservation Michelle
Marvier
* 20: Evolution and sustainability of harvested populations Mikko Heino
and Ulf Dieckmann
* References cited