Population Genetics for Animal Conservation

by Michael W. Bruford, Cristiano Vernesi, Claudio Chemini, et al.

Book Overview

It is widely accepted among conservation biologists that genetics is, more than ever, an essential and efficient tool for wild and captive population management and reserve design. However, a true synergy between population genetics and conservation biology is lacking. Following the first International Workshop on Population Genetics for Animal Conservation in 2003 at the Centro di Ecologia Alpina, Trento, Italy (recently incorporated into the Edmund...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521685370
• ISBN13: 9780521685375
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"