Conservation genetics

Richard Frankham

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.10559-7

Conservation genetics

Richard Frankham^*

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Abstract

Conservation genetics is the application of genetics to reduce the risk of population and species extinctions. It deals with genetic factors causing rarity, endangerment and extinction (inbreeding and loss of genetic diversity), genetic management to minimize these impacts, the use of genetic markers to help resolve taxonomic uncertainties in threatened species, to understand their biology, and to detect illegal hunting or trade in threatened species. If genetic factors are ignored, conservation programs for threatened species may fail.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of ecology
Editors	Brian Fath
Place of Publication	Amsterdam
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	382-390
Number of pages	9
Volume	1
Edition	2nd
ISBN (Electronic)	9780444641304
ISBN (Print)	9780444637680
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.10559-7
Publication status	Published - 2019

Keywords

Effective population size
Evolutionary potential
Extinction vortex
Fragmented population
Gene flow
Genetic drift
Genetic load
Inbreeding
Inbreeding depression
Kinship
Loss of genetic diversity
Mutation-selection balance
Outbreeding depression
Taxonomy
Wildlife forensics

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