Evolutionary Genetics and Environmental Stress

by Ary A. Hoffmann and Peter A. Parsons

Book Overview

Although unpredictable and of short duration, periods of extreme environmental stress occur throughout the entire course of evolution. This book concentrates on the evolutionary changes that take place during these critical periods, when populations are driven to the extreme limits of resistance. Accumulating evidence suggests that it is precisely during such moments that fundamental changes in the natural order of systems are likely to occur, both...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198540817
• ISBN13: 9780198540816
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"