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100			_aBijlsma, R. [Ed.] _d1945- _97699
245			_aEnvironmental Stress, Adaptation and Evolution _cEdited by R. Bijlsma, V. Loeschcke
260			_aBasel _bBirkhauser Verlag _c1997
300			_axvii, 325p
500			_aMost organisms and populations have to cope with hostile environments, threatening their existence. Their ability to respond phenotypically and genetically to these challenges and to evolve adaptive mechanisms is, therefore, crucial. The contributions to this book aim at understanding, from a evolutionary perspective, the impact of stress on biological systems. Scientists, applying different approaches spanning from the molecular and the protein level to individuals, populations and ecosystems, explore how organisms adapt to extreme environments, how stress changes genetic structure and affects life histories, how organisms cope with thermal stress through acclimation, and how environmental and genetic stress induce fluctuating asymmetry, shape selection pressure and cause extinction of populations. Finally, it discusses the role of stress in evolutionary change, from stress induced mutations and selection to speciation and evolution at the geological time scale. The book contains reviews and novel scientific results on the subject. It will be of interest to both researchers and graduate students and may serve as a text for graduate courses.
650			_aAdaptation (Physiology) _94151
650			_aAdaptation (Biology) _97700
650			_aStress (Physiology) _94150
650			_aEvolution _92990
700			_aLoeschcke, V. _d1950- _97701
856			_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0812/97022248-d.html _yPublisher description
942			_cBOOK _2ddc
999			_c1756 _d1756
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