A Primer of Conservation Genetics 保护遗传学

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1、ThispageintentionallyleftblankAPrimerofConservationGeneticsThebiologicaldiversityofourplanetisrapidlybeingdepletedduetodi-rectandindirectconsequencesofhumanactivities.Asthesizeofanimalandplantpopulationsdecreases,lossofgeneticdiversityreducestheirabilitytoadapttocha

2、ngesintheenvironment,withinbreedingdepres-sionaninevitableconsequenceformanyspecies.Thisconcise,entry-leveltextprovidesanintroductiontotheroleofgeneticsinconservationandpresentstheessentialsofthediscipline.Topicscoveredinclude:
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inbreedingandlossoffitness
resolutionoftaxonomicuncertainties
geneticmanagementofthreatenedspecies
contributionsofmoleculargeneticstoconservationTheauthorsassumeonlyabasicknowledgeofMendeliangeneticsandsimplestatistics,makingthebookaccessibletothosewithalimitedba

4、ck-groundintheseareas.Connectionsbetweenconservationgeneticsandthewiderfieldofconservationbiologyareinterwoventhroughoutthebook.Thetextispresentedinaneasy-to-followformat,withmainpointsandtermsclearlyhighlighted.Workedexamplesareprovidedthroughouttohelpillustratekey

5、equations.Aglossaryandsuggestionsforfurtherreadingprovideadditionalsupportforthereaderandmanybeautifulpen-and-inkportraitsofendangeredspecieshelpbringthematerialtolife.Writtenforshort,introductory-levelcoursesingenetics,conservationgeneticsandconservationbiology,thi

6、sbookwillalsobesuitableforprac-tisingconservationbiologists,zoobiologistsandwildlifemanagersneed-ingabrief,accessibleaccountofthesignificanceofgeneticstoconserva-tion.dickfrankhamwasemployedintheDepartmentofBiologicalSci-encesatMacquarieUniversity,Sydneyfor31yearsan

7、dwasHrdyVisitingProfessoratHarvardUniversityforspringsemester2004.Heholdshon-oraryprofessorialappointmentsatMacquarieUniversity,JamesCookUniversityandtheAustralianMuseum.jonballouisHeadoftheDepartmentofConservationBiologyattheSmithsonianInstitution’sNationalZoologic

8、alPark.davidbriscoeisAssociateProfessorattheKeyCentreforBiodiversityandBioresources,DepartmentofBiologicalSciences,MacquarieUniver-sity,Sy