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Textbook

The attached files in pdf-format are based on lecture notes for the course “An introduction to tropical forest genetics” within the module “Forest genetics and plantation forestry”. This module is part of the M.Sc. studies in the area “Tropical and International Foresty” at the Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, Göttingen University, Germany.

The text is divided into three main sections and 18 chapters. It contains an easy to read introduction to tropical forest genetics for undergraduate and postgraduate students without or with only minor knowledge of classical, molecular and population genetics.

The text has been translated to Indonesian by Edje Djamhuri, Iskandar Z. Siregar, Ulfah J. Siregar and Arti W. Kertadikara (Finkeldey, R. 2005. Pengantar Genetika Hutan Tropis . Fakultas Kehutanan, IPB Bogor, Indonesia. ISBN 979-9337-27-5.).

The file “An introduction to tropical forest genetics complete” contains the full text (2.8 MB) including title pages, table of contents, and literature. The text is identical to the other files containing single chapters. The text is formatted for double-sided printout.

 

Chapter 0 Title Contents Motivation (pdf 166 KB)
Chapter 1 Introduction (pdf 85 KB)
Chapter 2 Molecular Basis (pdf 341 KB)
Chapter 3 Chromosomes Cytology (pdf 359 KB)
Chapter 4 Genetic Markers (pdf 277 KB)
Chapter 5 Population and Evolution (pdf 113 KB)
Chapter 6 Introduction Genetic system.pdf (pdf 113 KB)
Chapter 7 Sexual System (pdf 165 KB)
Chapter 8 Gene Flow (pdf 193 KB)
Chapter 9 Mating System (pdf 258 KB)
Chapter 10 Sexual and Asuxual Reproduction (pdf 100 KB)
Chapter 11 Reproduction of Figs (pdf 102 KB)
Chapter 12 Adaptation Systems (pdf 88 KB)
Chapter 13 Genetic Variation (pdf 234 KB)
Chapter 14 Provenance Research (pdf 157 KB)
Chapter 15 Breeding (pdf 195 KB)
Chapter 16 Plantation Forestry (pdf 181 KB)
Chapter 17 Natural Forest Management (pdf 130 KB)
Chapter 18 Conservation of Genetic Resources (pdf 183 KB)
List of Literature (pdf 195 KB)
Introduction to Tropical Forest Genetics (complete) (pdf 2877 KB)