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Extreme Environmental Change and Evolution - Brossura

Hoffmann, Ary

 
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Sinossi

Broad overview of how environmental stress affects the rate of evolutionary change.

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Recensione

'In Extreme Environmental Change and Evolution Ary Hoffman and Peter Parsons explore in detail how environmental extremes can expose natural populations to the hard glare of natural selection. For an academic text, a remarkably stress-free read.' New Scientist

'... provides a useful overview of the subject for teaching purposes and for those with a general interest in the subject.' Environmental Assessment

'... useful as a source of examples of instances where the environment had an effect on the distribution and evolution of a species.' Jacob C. Koella, Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Descrizione del libro

This book discusses how stressful environments can influence evolutionary change, and how periods of stress must be taken into consideration when long term conservation strategies are planned. It provides an overview of this topic for students and researchers in evolutionary biology, genetics and conservation biology.

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