Laura F. Landweber is Assistant Professor of Biology at Princeton University and is the co-editor of DNA Based Computers II (AMS) and Evolution as Computation (forthcoming). Andrew P. Dobson is Associate Professor of Biology at Princeton University and is the author of Conservation and Biodiversity.

"Landweber and Dobson have brought together a team of 'heavy hitters' in conservation population genetics to discuss the major questions of their field. There is a great deal of important writing in this book, some of it controversial, which is bound to generate widespread interest."—Rob DeSalle, American Museum of Natural History

• CONTRIBUTORS vii ILLUSTRATIONS ix PREFACE xi INTRODUCTION: GENETICS AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY Andrew P. Dobson xiii CHAPTER ONE: Extinction Risks from Anthropogenic, Ecological, and Genetic Factors Russell Lande 1 CHAPTER TWO: Genes, Demes, and Plant Conservation K. E. Holsinger, R. J. Mason-Gamer, and J. Whitton 23 CHAPTER THREE: Genetic Theory and Evidence Supporting Current Practices in Captive Breeding for Conservation Kathryn M. Rodriguez-Clark 47 CHAPTER FOUR: Two Problems with the Measurement of Genetic Diversity and Genetic Distance William Amos 75 CHAPTER FIVE: One Use of Phylogenies for Conservation Biologists: Inferring Population History from Gene Sequences Paul H. Harvey and Helen Steers 101 CHAPTER SIX: Parasites and Conservation of Hawaiian Birds Rebecca L. Cann and Leslie J. Douglas 121 CHAPTER SEVEN: Extinction and Endangerment of Hawaiian Honeycreepers: A Comparative Approach Leonard A. Freed 137 CHAPTER EIGHT: Something Old for Something New: The Future of Ancient DNA in Conservation Biology Laura F. Landweber 163 INDEX 187

Laura F. Landweber is Assistant Professor of Biology at Princeton University and is the co-editor of DNA Based Computers II (AMS) and Evolution as Computation (forthcoming). Andrew P. Dobson is Associate Professor of Biology at Princeton University and is the author of Conservation and Biodiversity.

"Landweber and Dobson have brought together a team of 'heavy hitters' in conservation population genetics to discuss the major questions of their field. There is a great deal of important writing in this book, some of it controversial, which is bound to generate widespread interest."—Rob DeSalle, American Museum of Natural History

• CONTRIBUTORS vii ILLUSTRATIONS ix PREFACE xi INTRODUCTION: GENETICS AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY Andrew P. Dobson xiii CHAPTER ONE: Extinction Risks from Anthropogenic, Ecological, and Genetic Factors Russell Lande 1 CHAPTER TWO: Genes, Demes, and Plant Conservation K. E. Holsinger, R. J. Mason-Gamer, and J. Whitton 23 CHAPTER THREE: Genetic Theory and Evidence Supporting Current Practices in Captive Breeding for Conservation Kathryn M. Rodriguez-Clark 47 CHAPTER FOUR: Two Problems with the Measurement of Genetic Diversity and Genetic Distance William Amos 75 CHAPTER FIVE: One Use of Phylogenies for Conservation Biologists: Inferring Population History from Gene Sequences Paul H. Harvey and Helen Steers 101 CHAPTER SIX: Parasites and Conservation of Hawaiian Birds Rebecca L. Cann and Leslie J. Douglas 121 CHAPTER SEVEN: Extinction and Endangerment of Hawaiian Honeycreepers: A Comparative Approach Leonard A. Freed 137 CHAPTER EIGHT: Something Old for Something New: The Future of Ancient DNA in Conservation Biology Laura F. Landweber 163 INDEX 187

Laura F. Landweber is Assistant Professor of Biology at Princeton University and is the co-editor of DNA Based Computers II (AMS) and Evolution as Computation (forthcoming). Andrew P. Dobson is Associate Professor of Biology at Princeton University and is the author of Conservation and Biodiversity.

"Landweber and Dobson have brought together a team of 'heavy hitters' in conservation population genetics to discuss the major questions of their field. There is a great deal of important writing in this book, some of it controversial, which is bound to generate widespread interest."—Rob DeSalle, American Museum of Natural History

• CONTRIBUTORS vii ILLUSTRATIONS ix PREFACE xi INTRODUCTION: GENETICS AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY Andrew P. Dobson xiii CHAPTER ONE: Extinction Risks from Anthropogenic, Ecological, and Genetic Factors Russell Lande 1 CHAPTER TWO: Genes, Demes, and Plant Conservation K. E. Holsinger, R. J. Mason-Gamer, and J. Whitton 23 CHAPTER THREE: Genetic Theory and Evidence Supporting Current Practices in Captive Breeding for Conservation Kathryn M. Rodriguez-Clark 47 CHAPTER FOUR: Two Problems with the Measurement of Genetic Diversity and Genetic Distance William Amos 75 CHAPTER FIVE: One Use of Phylogenies for Conservation Biologists: Inferring Population History from Gene Sequences Paul H. Harvey and Helen Steers 101 CHAPTER SIX: Parasites and Conservation of Hawaiian Birds Rebecca L. Cann and Leslie J. Douglas 121 CHAPTER SEVEN: Extinction and Endangerment of Hawaiian Honeycreepers: A Comparative Approach Leonard A. Freed 137 CHAPTER EIGHT: Something Old for Something New: The Future of Ancient DNA in Conservation Biology Laura F. Landweber 163 INDEX 187