Description
The authors ask whether inbreeding is as problematic as biologists have thought, under what ecological conditions inbreeding occurs, and whether organisms that inbreed have mechanisms to dampen the anticipated problems of reduced genetic variation. The studies, including theoretical and empirical work on wild and captive populations, demonstrate that many plants and animals inbreed to a greater extent than biologists have thought, with variable effects on individual fitness. Graduate students and researchers in evolutionary biology, animal behavior, ecology, and conservation biology will welcome this wide-ranging collection.
Book Information
ISBN 9780226798554
Author Nancy Wilmsen Thornhill
Format Paperback
Page Count 584
Imprint University of Chicago Press
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Weight(grams) 794g
Dimensions(mm) 23mm * 16mm * 3mm