Genetics and the extinction of species : DNA and the conservation of biodiversity / Laura F. Landweber and Andrew P. Dobson, editors.

Princeton, N.J. : Princton University Press, [1999], ©1999.

xviii, 189 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Genetics and conservation biology / Andrew P. Dobson -- Extinction risks from anthropogenic, ecological, and genetic factors / Russell Lande -- Genes, demes, and plant conservation / K.E. Holsinger, R.J. Mason-Gamer, and J. Whitton -- Genetic theory and evidence supporting current practices in captive breeding for conservation / Kathryn M. Rodríguez-Clark -- Two problems with the measurement of genetic diversity and genetic distance / William Amos -- One use of phylogenies for conservation biologists : inferring population history from gene sequences / Paul H. Harvey and Helen Steers --Parasites and conservation of Hawaiian birds / Rebecca L. Cann and Leslie J. Douglas -- Extinction and endangerment of Hawaiian honeycreepers : a comparative approach / Leonard A. Freed -- Something old for something new : the future of ancient DNA in conservation biology / Laura F. Landweber.

Includes bibliographical references and index.