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

About the Author

Scott P. Carroll is an evolutionary biologist in the department of entomology at UC Davis.

Charles W. Fox is a professor in the department of entomology at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. He is executive editor of the journal Functional Ecology.