SREL Reprint #1906

Genetic applications in wildlife management: An introduction

Michael H. Smith and Olin E. Rhodes, Jr.

Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Drawer E, Aiken, SC, 29802 USA

Introduction: The papers included in this symposium provide a sample of the many ways in which genetic approaches have been used in the field of wildlife management (Smith et al. 1976). Relationships between levels of genetic variation and traits of interest for management of biological resources are the focal point of 3 of the papers in this section. One of the studies deals with the implications of specific management strategies to genetic structure in wild populations of organisms, and the final paper addresses the utility of genetic techniques in wildlife forensic science. Drawing examples from the papers in this symposium we will briefly discuss the use of these 3 areas of investigation in wildlife management.

SREL Reprint #1906

Smith, M.H. and O.E. Rhodes Jr. 1993. Genetic applications in wildlife management: An introduction. pp. 110-112 In: I. D. Thompson. (Ed.). XXI IUGB Congress: Forests and Wildlife...Towards the 21st Century. International Union of Game Biologists, Halifax, Canada. 

This information was provided by the University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (srel.uga.edu).