Conservation biology : evolution in action /

The main goal of this book is to encourage and formalize the infusion of evolutionary thinking into mainstream conservation biology. It reviews the evolutionary foundations of conservation issues, and unifies conceptual and empirical advances in evolutionary conservation biology. The book can be use...

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Other Authors: Carroll, Scott P., Fox, Charles W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
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Summary:The main goal of this book is to encourage and formalize the infusion of evolutionary thinking into mainstream conservation biology. It reviews the evolutionary foundations of conservation issues, and unifies conceptual and empirical advances in evolutionary conservation biology. The book can be used either as a primary textbook or as a supplementary reading in an advanced undergraduate or graduate level course - likely to be called Conservation Biology or in some cases Evolutionary Ecology. The focus of chapters is on current concepts in evolution as they pertain to conservation, and the empi.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 380 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-375) and index.
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