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Introductory remarks

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Book cover Conservation Genetics

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Many species share similar basic properties, but each one has some particular characteristics. Knowledge about the distribution of a species, its population size and the conditions affecting its population structure is fundamental for an effective conservation program. Case studies of endangered species are therefore necessary to characterize a species' reaction to changing environmental conditions, and conditions for its successful conservation.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Institute of Ecology and Genetics, University of Aarhus Ny Munkegade, Building 540, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark

    Dr. Volker Loeschcke

  2. Department of Agronomy and Range Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA

    Dr. Subodh K. Jain

  3. Section of Clinical Genetics, University of Tübingen, Wilhelmstr. 27, D-72074, Tübingen, Germany

    Dr. Jürgen Tomiuk

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  1. Dr. Volker Loeschcke
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  1. Institute of Ecology and Genetics, University of Aarhus Ny Munkegade, Building 540, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark

    V. Loeschcke

  2. Department of Agronomy and Range Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA

    S. K. Jain

  3. Section of Clinical Genetics, University of Tübingen, Wilhelmstr. 27, D-72074, Tübingen, Germany

    J. Tomiuk

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Loeschcke, V., Jain, S.K., Tomiuk, J. (1994). Introductory remarks. In: Loeschcke, V., Jain, S.K., Tomiuk, J. (eds) Conservation Genetics. EXS, vol 68. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8510-2_20

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