14. Role of Genetics in Conservation Biology
257
Vane-Wright RI, Humphries CJ, Williams PH (1991) What to protect—systematics and the
agony of choice. Biological Conservation 55:235–254
Vogler AP, DeSalle R (1994) Diagnosing units of conservation management. Conservation
Biology 8:354 –363
Vrijenhoek RC (1989) Population genetics and conservation. In: Western D, Pearl MC
(eds) Conservation for the twenty-first century. Oxford University Press, New York,
pp 89–98
Vrijenhoek RC (1994) Genetic diversity and fitness in small populations. In: Loeschcke V,
Tomiuk J, Jain SK (eds) Conservation genetics. Birkh¨ auser Verlag, Basel, Switzerland,
pp 37–53
Vrijenhoek RC, Leberg PL (1991) Let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater: a
comment on management for MHC diversity in captive populations. Conservation Biology 5:252–254
Vrijenhoek RC, Douglas M, Meffe GK (1985) Conservation genetics of endangered fish
populations in Arizona. Science 229:400– 402
Waples RC (1991) Pacific Salmon, Oncorhynchus spp, and the definition of “species”
under the Endangered Species Act. In: Nielsen JL (ed) Evolution and the aquatic ecosystem: defining unique units in population conservation. Symposium 17. American
Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD, pp 8–27
Waples RS (1998) Evolutionary significant units, distinct population segments, and the
Endangered Species Act: reply to Pennock and Dimmick. Conservation Biology
12:718–721
Wayne RK, Jenks SM (1991) Mitochondrial DNA analysis implying extensive hybridization of the endangered Red Wolf: genetic consequences of population decline and fragmentation. Conservation Biology 6:559–569
Wayne RK, Lehman N, Girman D, Gogan PJP, Gilbert DA, Hansen K, Peterson RO, Seal
US, Eisenhawer A, Mech ID, Krumenaker RJ (1991) Conservation genetics of the
endangered Isle Royale Gray Wolf. Conservation Biology 5:41–51
Wayne RK, Bruford MW, Girman D, Rebholz WER, Sunnucks P, Taylor AC (1994)
Molecular genetics of endangered species. In: Olney PJS, Mace GM, Feistner ATC (eds)
Creative conservation: interactive management of wild and captive animals. Chapman
and Hall, London, pp 92–117
Weber JL, May PE (1989) Abundant class of human DNA polymorphisms which can be
typed using the polymerase chain reaction. American Journal of Human Genetics
44:388–396
Wedekind C, Seebeck T, Bettens F, Paepke AJ (1995) MHC-dependent mate preference in
humans. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 260:245–249
Welsh J, McClelland M (1990) Fingerprinting genomes using PCR with arbitrary primers.
Nucleic Acids Research 18:7213–7218
Westneat DF (1990) Genetic parentage in indigo buntings. A study using DNA fingerprinting. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 27:67–76
Williams JGK, Kubelik AR, Livak J, Rafalski JA, Tingey SV (1990) DNA polymorphisms
amplified by arbitrary primers are useful as genetic markers. Nucleic Acids Research
18:6531–6535
Williams SM, DeSalle R, Strobeck C (1985) Homogenization of geographical variants at
the nontranscribed spacer of rDNA in Drosophila mercatorum. Molecular Biology and
Evolution 2:338–346
Wilson AC, Cann RL, Carr SM, George M, Gyllensten UB, Helm-Bychowski KM,
Higuchi RG, Palumbi SR, Prager EM, Sage RD, Stoneking M (1985) Mitochondrial
257
Vane-Wright RI, Humphries CJ, Williams PH (1991) What to protect—systematics and the
agony of choice. Biological Conservation 55:235–254
Vogler AP, DeSalle R (1994) Diagnosing units of conservation management. Conservation
Biology 8:354 –363
Vrijenhoek RC (1989) Population genetics and conservation. In: Western D, Pearl MC
(eds) Conservation for the twenty-first century. Oxford University Press, New York,
pp 89–98
Vrijenhoek RC (1994) Genetic diversity and fitness in small populations. In: Loeschcke V,
Tomiuk J, Jain SK (eds) Conservation genetics. Birkh¨ auser Verlag, Basel, Switzerland,
pp 37–53
Vrijenhoek RC, Leberg PL (1991) Let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater: a
comment on management for MHC diversity in captive populations. Conservation Biology 5:252–254
Vrijenhoek RC, Douglas M, Meffe GK (1985) Conservation genetics of endangered fish
populations in Arizona. Science 229:400– 402
Waples RC (1991) Pacific Salmon, Oncorhynchus spp, and the definition of “species”
under the Endangered Species Act. In: Nielsen JL (ed) Evolution and the aquatic ecosystem: defining unique units in population conservation. Symposium 17. American
Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD, pp 8–27
Waples RS (1998) Evolutionary significant units, distinct population segments, and the
Endangered Species Act: reply to Pennock and Dimmick. Conservation Biology
12:718–721
Wayne RK, Jenks SM (1991) Mitochondrial DNA analysis implying extensive hybridization of the endangered Red Wolf: genetic consequences of population decline and fragmentation. Conservation Biology 6:559–569
Wayne RK, Lehman N, Girman D, Gogan PJP, Gilbert DA, Hansen K, Peterson RO, Seal
US, Eisenhawer A, Mech ID, Krumenaker RJ (1991) Conservation genetics of the
endangered Isle Royale Gray Wolf. Conservation Biology 5:41–51
Wayne RK, Bruford MW, Girman D, Rebholz WER, Sunnucks P, Taylor AC (1994)
Molecular genetics of endangered species. In: Olney PJS, Mace GM, Feistner ATC (eds)
Creative conservation: interactive management of wild and captive animals. Chapman
and Hall, London, pp 92–117
Weber JL, May PE (1989) Abundant class of human DNA polymorphisms which can be
typed using the polymerase chain reaction. American Journal of Human Genetics
44:388–396
Wedekind C, Seebeck T, Bettens F, Paepke AJ (1995) MHC-dependent mate preference in
humans. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 260:245–249
Welsh J, McClelland M (1990) Fingerprinting genomes using PCR with arbitrary primers.
Nucleic Acids Research 18:7213–7218
Westneat DF (1990) Genetic parentage in indigo buntings. A study using DNA fingerprinting. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 27:67–76
Williams JGK, Kubelik AR, Livak J, Rafalski JA, Tingey SV (1990) DNA polymorphisms
amplified by arbitrary primers are useful as genetic markers. Nucleic Acids Research
18:6531–6535
Williams SM, DeSalle R, Strobeck C (1985) Homogenization of geographical variants at
the nontranscribed spacer of rDNA in Drosophila mercatorum. Molecular Biology and
Evolution 2:338–346
Wilson AC, Cann RL, Carr SM, George M, Gyllensten UB, Helm-Bychowski KM,
Higuchi RG, Palumbi SR, Prager EM, Sage RD, Stoneking M (1985) Mitochondrial