Genetics and the Extinction of Species (English, Laura Landweber | Andrew Dobson)

Product description Review "Landweber and Dobson have brought together a team of 'heavy hitters' in conservation population genetics to discuss the major questions of their field. There is a great deal of important writing in this book, some of it controversial, which is bound to generate widespread interest."--Rob DeSalle, American Museum of Natural History"This timely collection of papers refutes the ill-founded rumor that genetics has little to contribute to the conservation of biodiversity. The volume is important as it provides a critical overview of the challenges facing geneticists in this rapidly growing field. The detailed discussions of successes and failures in the application of genetic methods to conservation problems should stimulate and focus future research efforts."--David S. Woodruff, University of California, San Diego Review "Landweber and Dobson have brought together a team of 'heavy hitters' in conservation population genetics to discuss the major questions of their field. There is a great deal of important writing in this book, some of it controversial, which is bound to generate widespread interest."―Rob DeSalle, American Museum of Natural History"This timely collection of papers refutes the ill-founded rumor that genetics has little to contribute to the conservation of biodiversity. The volume is important as it provides a critical overview of the challenges facing geneticists in this rapidly growing field. The detailed discussions of successes and failures in the application of genetic methods to conservation problems should stimulate and focus future research efforts."―David S. Woodruff, University of California, San Diego From the Back Cover "Landweber and Dobson have brought together a team of 'heavy hitters' in conservation population genetics to discuss the major questions of their field. There is a great deal of important writing in this book, some of it controversial, which is bound to generate widespread interest."--Rob DeSalle, American Museum of Natural History"This timely collection of papers refutes the ill-founded rumor that genetics has little to contribute to the conservation of biodiversity. The volume is important as it provides a critical overview of the challenges facing geneticists in this rapidly growing field. The detailed discussions of successes and failures in the application of genetic methods to conservation problems should stimulate and focus future research efforts."--David S. Woodruff, University of California, San Diego About the Author Laura F. Landweber is Assistant Professor of Biology at Princeton University and is the co-editor of DNA Based Computers II (AMS) and Evolution as Computation (forthcoming). Andrew P. Dobson is Associate Professor of Biology at Princeton University and is the author of Conservation and Biodiversity. Read more