Adaptation and Fitness in Animal Populations Evolutionary and Breeding Perspectives on Genetic Resource Management /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Werf, Julius van der (Editor), Graser, Hans-Ulrich (Editor), Frankham, Richard (Editor), Gondro, Cedric (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Biodiversity.; Evolutionary biology.; Biomathematics.; Life Sciences.; Life Sciences, general.; Genetics and Population Dynamics.; Evolutionary Biology.

Fitness and adaptation are fundamental characteristics of plant and animal species, enabling them to survive in their environment and to adapt to the inevitable changes in this environment. This is true for both the genetic resources of natural ecosystems as well as those used in agricultural produc...