Conservation genetics: Applying evolutionary concepts to the conservation of biological diversity
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https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.78.2452Keywords:
genetic drift, inbreeding, extinction vortex, effective population sizeAbstract
Greater understanding of the forces driving evolutionary change and influencing populations, together with the latest genetic analysis techniques, have helped conserve of biodiversity for the last twenty years. This new application of genetics is called conservation genetics.
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