Conservation genetics utilizes the tools and concepts of genetics and applies them to
problems in conservation biology. For example, molecular genetic techniques, such as …

Conservation genetics is an applied science, involving the application of evolutionary and
molecular genetics to biodiversity conservation. There are often disconnects between the …

Genetic studies in endangered species have become widespread in the past decade, and
with new information from various genome projects, new applications and insights are …

About 50 y ago, Crow and Kimura [An Introduction to Population Genetics Theory (1970)]
and Ohta and Kimura [Genet. Res. 22, 201–204 (1973)] laid the foundations of conservation …

Despite recent advances in conservation genetics and related disciplines and the growing
impact that conservation genetics is having in conservation biology, our knowledge on …

We will soon have complete genome sequences from thousands of species, as well as from
many individuals within species. This coming explosion of information will transform our …

Conservation genetics focuses on understanding the role and requirement of genetic
variation for population persistence. However, considerable debate now surrounds the role …

Most of the major genetic concerns in conservation biology, including inbreeding
depression, loss of evolutionary potential, genetic adaptation to captivity and outbreeding …

Conservation genetics is the application of genetics to understand and reduce the risk of
population and species extinctions. It deals with genetic factors causing rarity …

This multiauthor book contains case histories that highlight the relevance of genetics to the
conservation of animal and plant species, communities and ecosystems. The 1st part of the …