Overview

Molecular techniques are proving invaluable in determining the phylogenetic status of potentially endangered species, for investigating mechanisms of speciation, and for measuring the genetic structure of populations. It is increasingly important for ecologists and evolutionary and conservation biologists to understand and use such molecular techniques, but most workers in these areas have not been trained in molecular biology. This book lays out the principles and basic techniques for the molecular tools appropriate for addressing issues in conservation, and it presents case studies showing how these tools have been used successfully in conservation biology. Examples include the genetic analysis of population structure, various uses of DNA in conservation genetics, and estimation of migration parameters from genetic data. Wildlife managers, as well as researchers in these areas, will find this a valuable book.

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Author:   Thomas B. Smith (Department of Biology, Department of Biology, San Francisco State University) ,  Robert K. Wayne (Department of Biology, Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.60cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 16.40cm
Weight:   0.903kg
ISBN:  

9780195095265

ISBN 10:   019509526
Pages:   504
Publication Date:   21 November 1996
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Georgina M. Mace et al.: An Overview of the Issues I. APPROACHES 2: Stephen R. Palumbi and C. Scott Baker: Nuclear Genetic Analysis of Population Structure and Genetic Variation Using Intron Primers 3: Stephen A. Karl: Application of Anonymous Nuclear Loci to Conservation Biology 4: Peter Fritsch and Loren H. Riesberg: The Use of Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) in Conservation Genetics 5: Priscilla K. Tucker and Barbara L. Lundrigran: The Utility of Paternally Inherited Nuclear Genes in Conservation Genetics 6: Paul L. Leberg: Applications of Allozyme Electrophoresis in Conservation Biology 7: Eldredge Bermingham, Gilles Seutin, and Robert E. Ricklefs: Regional Approaches to Conservation Biology: RFLPs, DNA Sequence and Caribbean Birds 8: Pierre Taberlet: The Use of Mitochondrial DNA Control Region Sequencing in Conservation Genetics 9: Ludovic Gielly and Pierre Taberlet: Chloroplast DNA Sequencing to Resolve Plant Phylogenies between Closely Related Taxa 10: Nicholas Georgiadis: Reconstructing Population History Using PCR-Restriction Site Data 11: Derek J. Girman: The Use of PCR-Based Single-Stranded Conformation Polymorphism Analysis (PCR-SSCP) in Conservation Genetics 12: Javier Francisco-Ortega et al.: Application of Chloroplast DNA Restriction Site Studies for Conservation Genetics 13: Rebecca L. Cann et al.: A PCR Approach to Detection of Malaria in Hawaiian Birds 14: Scott V. Edwards and Wayne K. Potts: Polymorphism of Genes in the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC): Implications for Conservation Genetics of Vertebrates 15: Kornelia Rassmann, Hans Zischler, and Diethard Tautz: DNA Multilocus Fingerprinting Using Simple Repeat Motif Oligonucleotides 16: Terry Burke, Olivier Hannote, and Iris Van Pijlen: Minisatellite Analysis in Conservation Genetics 17: Michael W. Bruford et al.: Microsatellites and Their Application to Conservation Genetics 18: Phillip A. Morin and David S. Woodruff: Noninvasive Genotyping for Vertebrate Conservation 19: Deidre Carter et al.: Future Applications of PCR to Conservation Biology II. ANALYSIS 20: Joseph E. Neigel: Estimation of Effective Population Size and Migration Parameters from Genetic Data 21: John Halley and A. Rus Hoelzel: Simulation Models of Bottleneck Events in Natural Populations 22: Richard A. Nichols: Assessing Relatedness and Evolutionary Divergence: Why the Genetic Evidence Alone Is Insufficient III. CASE STUDIES 23: Jennifer L. Nielsen: Molecular Genetics and the Conservation of Salmonid Biodiversity: Oncorhynchus at the Edge of Their Range 24: Peter Arctander et al.: Population Genetics of Kenyan Impalas--Consequences for Conservation 25: Patricia G. Parker, T. A. Waite, and T. Peare: Paternity Studies in Animal Populations 26: Stanley Scher: Genetic Structure of Natural Taxus Populations in Western North America 27: Craig Moritz et al.: Applications of Genetics to the Conservation and Management of Australian Fauna IV. PERSPECTIVE 28: Philip W. Hedrick: Conservation Genetics and Molecular Techniques: A Perspective Index

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"""This volume successfully conveys this putative statement in both theory and application, and it defines the future of molecular approaches in conservation biology.""--Quarterly Review of Biology ""This volume successfully conveys this putative statement in both theory and application, and it defines the future of molecular approaches in conservation biology.""--Quarterly Review of Biology"

This volume successfully conveys this putative statement in both theory and application, and it defines the future of molecular approaches in conservation biology. --Quarterly Review of Biology<br>

This volume successfully conveys this putative statement in both theory and application, and it defines the future of molecular approaches in conservation biology. --Quarterly Review of Biology

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