Conservation Biology
Evolution in Action
Edited by Scott P. Carroll and Charles W. Fox
Table of Contents
Section 1 - Population structure and genetics of threatened taxa
1. The history, purview and future of conservation genetics - John C. Avise
2. Effects of population size on population viability: from mutation to environmental catastrophes - David Reed
3. Demographics versus genetics in conservation biology - Barry W. Brook
4. Metapopulation structure and the conservation consequences of population fragmentation - Julianno B. M. Sambatti, Eli Stahl & Susan Harrison
5. The influence of breeding systems and mating systems on conservation genetics and conservation decisions - Michele R. Dudash & Courtney J. Murren
Section 2 - Conserving biodiversity within and among species
6. The importance of conserving evolutionary processes - Thomas B. Smith and Gregory F. Grether
7. Phylogenetic diversity and conservation - Daniel P. Faith
8. Genetic considerations in introduction efforts - Philippine Vergeer, N. Joop Ouborg, Andrew P. Hendry
9. Hybridization, introgression and the evolutionary management of threatened species - Judith M. Rhymer
Section 3 - Evolutionary responses to environmental change
10. Evolution in response to climate change - Julie Etterson
11. Evolutionary dynamics of adaptation to environmental stress - George W. Gilchrist and Donna G. Folk
12. Managing phenotypic variability with genetic and environmental heterogeneity: adaptation as a first principle of conservation biology - Scott P. Carroll and Jason V. Watters
13. Genetic diversity, adaptive potential and population viability in changing environments - Elizabeth Grace Boulding
Section 4 - Conservation and evolution in biotic interactions
14. The geographic mosaic of co evolution and its conservation significance - Craig W. Benkman, Thomas L. Parchman & Adam M. Siepielski
15. The next communities: evolution and integration of invasive species - Scott P. Carroll & Charles W. Fox
16. Ecosystem recovery: Lessons from the past - Geerat J. Vermeij
17. Host-pathogen evolution, biodiversity and disease risks for natural populations - Sonia Altizer & Amy B. Pedersen
Section 5 - Evolutionary management
18. Conservation planning and genetic diversity - Maile C. Neel
19. Implications of transgene escape for conservation - Michelle Marvier
20. Evolution and sustainability of harvested populations - Mikko Heino & Ulf Dieckmann
References Cited