When does conservation genetics matter?

Heredity

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 257-265

  Amos, W ^a   Balmford, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Evolutionary potential; Genetic diversity; Heterozygosity; Inbreeding depression; Population management

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; INBREEDING DEPRESSION;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; INBREEDING; MUTATION; SELECTION (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0035206919     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2540.2001.00940.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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