| Description |
xiv, 483 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: 1. An Overview of the Issues, Georgina M. Mace et al. -- I. Approaches -- 2. Nuclear Genetic Analysis of Population Structure and Genetic Variation Using Intron Primers, Stephen R. Palumbi and C. Scott Baker -- 3. Application of Anonymous Nuclear Loci to Conservation Biology, Stephen A. Karl -- 4. The Use of Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) in Conservation Genetics, Peter Fritsch and Loren H. Riesberg -- 5. The Utility of Paternally Inherited Nuclear Genes in Conservation Genetics, Priscilla K. Tucker and Barbara L. Lundrigran -- 6. Applications of Allozyme Electrophoresis in Conservation Biology, Paul L. Leberg -- 7. Regional Approaches to Conservation Biology: RFLPs, DNA Sequence and Caribbean Birds, Eldredge Bermingham, Gilles Seutin, and Robert E. Ricklefs -- 8. The Use of Mitochondrial DNA Control Region Sequencing in Conservation Genetics, Pierre Taberlet -- 9. Chloroplast DNA Sequencing to Resolve Plant Phylogenies between Closely Related Taxa, Ludovic Gielly and Pierre Taberlet -- 10. Reconstructing Population History Using PCR-Restriction Site Data, Nicholas Georgiadis -- 11. The Use of PCR-Based Single-Stranded Conformation Polymorphism Analysis (PCR-SSCP) in Conservation Genetics, Derek J. Girman -- 12. Application of Chloroplast DNA Restriction Site Studies for Conservation Genetics, Javier Francisco-Ortega et al. -- 13. A PCR Approach to Detection of Malaria in Hawaiian Birds, Rebecca L. Cann et al. -- 14. Polymorphism of Genes in the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC): Implications for Conservation Genetics of Vertebrates, Scott V. Edwards and Wayne K. Potts -- 15. DNA Multilocus Fingerprinting Using Simple Repeat Motif Oligonucleotides, Kornelia Rassmann, Hans Zischler, and Diethard Tautz -- 16. Minisatellite Analysis in Conservation Genetics, Terry Burke, Olivier Hannote, and Iris Van Pijlen -- 17. Microsatellites and Their Application to Conservation Genetics, Michael W. Bruford et al. -- 18. Noninvasive Genotyping for Vertebrate Conservation, Phillip A. Morin and David S. Woodruff -- 19. Future Applications of PCR to Conservation Biology, Deidre Carter et al. -- Ii. Analysis -- 20. Estimation of Effective Population Size and Migration Parameters from Genetic Data, Joseph E. Neigel -- 21. Simulation Models of Bottleneck Events in Natural Populations, John Halley and A. Rus Hoelzel -- 22. Assessing Relatedness and Evolutionary Divergence: Why the Genetic Evidence Alone Is Insufficient, Richard A. Nichols -- Iii. Case Studies -- 23. Molecular Genetics and the Conservation of Salmonid Biodiversity: Oncorhynchus at the Edge of Their Range, Jennifer L. Nielsen -- 24. Population Genetics of Kenyan Impalas--Consequences for Conservation, Peter Arctander et al. -- 25. Paternity Studies in Animal Populations, Patricia G. Parker, T. A. Waite, and T. Peare -- 26. Genetic Structure of Natural Taxus Populations in Western North America, Stanley Scher -- 27. Applications of Genetics to the Conservation and Management of Australian Fauna, Craig Moritz et al. -- Iv. Perspective -- 28. Conservation Genetics and Molecular Techniques: A Perspective, Philip W. Hedrick -- Index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Biodiversity conservation.
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Conservation biology.
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Molecular genetics.
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| Author |
Smith, Thomas B. (Thomas Bates)
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Wayne, Robert K.
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| LC no. |
96024804 |
| ISBN |
019509526X (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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