Evolutionary rescue in vertebrates: Evidence, applications and uncertainty

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 368, Issue 1610, 2013, Pages

  Vander Wal, E ^a   Garant, D ^a   Festa Bianchet, M ^a   Pelletier, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation; Genetic rescue; Global changes; Vertebrates; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GLOBAL CHANGE; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION SIZE; VERTEBRATE; WILD POPULATION;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84871916280     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2012.0090     Document Type: Review

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