Conservation biology : evolution in action

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