{"product_id":"conservation-and-the-genetics-of-populations-by-gordon-h-luikart-9780470671450","title":"Conservation and the Genetics of Populations","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLoss of biodiversity is among the greatest problems facing the world today. \u003ci\u003eConservation and the Genetics of Populations\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive overview of the essential background, concepts, and tools needed to understand how genetic information can be used to conserve species threatened with extinction and to manage species of ecological or commercial importance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNew molecular techniques, statistical methods, computer programs, genetic principles, and methods are becoming increasingly useful in the conservation of biological diversity. Using a balance of data and theory, coupled with basic and applied research examples, this book examines genetic and phenotypic variation in natural populations, the principles and mechanisms of evolutionary change, the interpretation of genetic data from natural populations, and how these can be applied to conservation. The book includes examples from plants, animals, and microbes in wild and captive populations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis second edition contains new chapters on Climate Change and Exploited Populations, as well as new sections on genomics, genetic monitoring, emerging diseases, metagenomics, and more. One-third of the references in this edition were published after the first edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach of the 22 chapters and the statistical appendix have a Guest Box written by an expert in that particular topic, including James Crow, Louis Bernatchez, Loren Rieseberg, Rick Shine, and Lisette Waits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is essential for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of conservation genetics, natural resource management, and conservation biology, as well as professional conservation biologists working for wildlife and habitat management agencies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdditional resources for this book can be found at: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wiley.com\/go\/allendorf\/populations\"\u003ewww.wiley.com\/go\/allendorf\/populations\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854299222252,"sku":"9780470671450","price":126.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/15479053482355.jpg?v=1759240055","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/conservation-and-the-genetics-of-populations-by-gordon-h-luikart-9780470671450","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}