| the importance of control populations for the identification and management of genetic diversity. | a fundamental criterion for recognizing species or populations as potentially endangered is the presence/absence of genetic diversity. however, the lack of control populations in many studies of natural systems deprives one from unambiguous criteria for evaluating the genetic effects of small population size and its potential effects on fitness. in this study, i present an example of how the lack of adequate controls may lead to erroneous conclusions for understanding the role that population si ... | 2000 | 11678501 |