Conservation of Wildlife Populations: Demography, Genetics, and Management - Softcover

"...a well-balanced book that combines readable introductions to theory and (often fascinating) real-world examples in approximately equal measure." Bulletin of the British Ecological Society "... If you were to teach an introductory course on conservation biology that focused on the perspective of population biology, this is the text you would want..." Journal of Wildlife Management "... a well-organized, well-written, and... entertaining introduction to the study of population biology..." Ecology "Scott Mills has written a valuable advanced text for those who will be practitioners of wildlife management ...a fresh and honest approach to several topics that impact wildlife management but are often ignored." Heredity "With this book under their belt, students will have the foundation to pursue more advanced coursework and understand why they should. In doing this, Mills has succeeded in filling an important void." Conservation Biology

Professor L. Scott Mills has been named a 2009 Guggenheim Fellow by the board of trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Conservation of Wildlife Populations provides an accessible introduction to the most relevant concepts and principles for solving real-world management problems in wildlife and conservation biology. Bringing together insights from traditionally disparate disciplines, the book shows how population biology addresses important questions involving the harvest, monitoring, and conservation of wildlife populations. * Covers the most up-to-date approaches for assessing factors that affect both population growth and interactions with other species, including predation, genetic changes, harvest, introduced species, viability analysis and habitat loss and fragmentation. * Is an essential guide for undergraduates and postgraduate students of wildlife biology, conservation biology, ecology, and environmental studies and an invaluable resource for practising managers on how population biology can be applied to wildlife conservation and management. Artwork from the book is available to instructors online at www.blackwellpublishing.com/mills. An Instructor manual CD-ROM for this title is available. Please contact our Higher Education team at HigherEducation@wiley.com for more information.