Publisher Summary This chapter reviews recent empirical work that has investigated micro-
evolutionary response to climate change and discusses potentials and shortcomings of …

Many species on endangered species lists such as the IUCN Red List (RL) are categorized
using demographic factors such as numbers of mature individuals. Genetic factors are not …

Metapopulation theory has attracted considerable interest with reference to the salmonids.
There has been little empirical evidence, however, to guide the evaluation or application of …

Development of suitable approaches to the analysis of genetic diversity in a spatial context,
where factors such as pollination, seed dispersal, breeding system, habitat heterogeneity …

As some of our British parks are ancient, it occurred to me that there must have been long-
continued close interbreeding with the fallow-deer (Cervus dama) kept in them; but on …

Inbreeding depression—reduced fitness caused by mating among relatives—is well
documented for a wide range of taxa (Charlesworth and Charlesworth 1987; Ralls et al …

A great deal of macroevolutionary research on extinction has focused on large-scale
processes, particularly mass episodes. In contrast, many recent conservation studies focus …

1. Coenagrion mercuriale is a rare damselfly in Britain and mainland Europe and has been
declining in the last 30 years. It has specialized habitat requirements and has been viewed …

Effective population size (N e) is a particularly useful metric for conservation as it affects
genetic drift, inbreeding and adaptive potential within populations. Current guidelines …

For many species, reproductive failure may occur if abundance drops below critical Allee
thresholds for successful breeding, in some cases impeding recovery. At the same time …