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Chapter 7 - Genetic management of endangered species in the wild

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

Richard Frankham ,
Jonathan D. Ballou  and
David A. Briscoe
Illustrated by
Karina H. McInnes
Richard Frankham
Affiliation:
Macquarie University, Sydney
Jonathan D. Ballou
Affiliation:
Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Washington DC
David A. Briscoe
Affiliation:
Macquarie University, Sydney
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A Primer of Conservation Genetics , pp. 123 - 144
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2004

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References

Frankham, R., J. D. Ballou & D. A. Briscoe. 2002. Introduction to Conservation Genetics. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. Chapters 16 and 20 have extended treatments of these topics, along with references
Avise, J. C. & J. L. Hamrick. (eds.) 1996. Conservation Genetics: Case Histories from Nature. Chapman & Hall, New York. Contains case histories on wild management of threatened species
Beissinger, S. R. & D. R. McCullough. (eds.) 2002. Population Viability Analysis. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL. Proceedings of a conference on PVA that reviews the contribution of PVA to endangered species management
Ecological Bulletin. 2000. Volume 48: Population Viability Analysis. A special volume devoted to the process of PVA and its contributions to conservation
Falk, D. A. & K. E. Holsinger. 1991. Genetics and Conservation of Rare Plants. Oxford University Press, New York. Contains a number of chapters on wild management of threatened plant species
Lanza, R. P., B. L. Draper & P. Damiani. 2000. Cloning Noah's ark. Scientific American 87 (5), 84–89. Describes actual and potential uses of artificial reproductive technologies in conservation
Woodford, J. 2000. The Wollemi Pine: The Incredible Discovery of a Living Fossil from the Age of the Dinosaurs. Text Publishing, Melbourne, Australia. An interesting, well-written popular book on the discovery, conservation and genetics of the Wollemi pine

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