Introduction to Conservation Genetics - Hardcover

Frankham, Richard; Ballou, Jonathan D.; Briscoe, David A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521878470 ISBN 13: 9780521878470

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

This impressive author team brings the wealth of advances in conservation genetics into the new edition of this introductory text, including new chapters on Population Genomics and Genetic Issues in Introduced and Invasive Species. They continue the strong learning features for students - main points in the margin, chapter summaries, vital support with the mathematics, and further reading - and now guide the reader to software and databases. Many new references reflect the expansion of this field. With examples from mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians, plants and invertebrates, this is an ideal introduction to conservation genetics for a broad audience. The text tackles the quantitative aspects of conservation genetics, and has a host of pedagogy to support students learning the numerical side of the subject. Combined with being up-to-date, its user-friendly writing style and first-class illustration programme forms a robust teaching package.

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Book Description

An impressive author team brings the wealth of advances in conservation genetics into the new edition, including two new chapters on population genomics and genetic issues in introduced and invasive species. Continuing its student focused presentation, user-friendly style and first-class illustration programme, this introductory text forms a robust teaching package.

About the Author

Emeritus Professor Dick Frankham holds honorary appointments at Macquarie University, James Cook University and the Australian Museum and was Hrdy Visiting Professor at Harvard University in 2004. He began his career in quantitative genetics, achieving international recognition for his work on Drosophila before turning to conservation genetics in the early 1990s. He has made many significant contributions to the field via modelling problems in Drosophila, meta-analyses and computer simulations. He is a major figure in the discipline and was awarded a D.Sc. by Macquarie University in 2006 for his scientific contributions to conservation and evolutionary genetics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0521878470
• ISBN 13: 9780521878470
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 640