Conservation Biology: Evolution in Action (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780195306798)

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 empirical study of these concepts. The balanced treatment avoids exhaustive reviews and overlapping duplication among the chapters. Little background in genetics is assumed of the reader.

Author: Scott P. Carroll
ISBN-10: 0195306791
ISBN-13: 9780195306798
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/15/2008
Pages: 392
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.20w x 0.90d