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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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