| Description |
xii, 259 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Variation under extreme environments -- 3. Natural selection in extreme environments -- 4. Limits to adaptation -- 5. Evolutionary outcomes: comparative and optimality approaches -- 6. Extinction, diversification and evolutionary rates -- 7. Conservation and future environmental change |
| Analysis |
environment adaptation evolutionary genetics variation natural selection extinction diversification |
| Notes |
Bibliography: p237-254. _ Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-254) and indexes |
| Subject |
Adaptation (Biology)
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Evolution (Biology)
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Evolutionary genetics.
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Extreme environments.
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| Author |
Parsons, P. A. (Peter Angas), 1933-
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| LC no. |
96046901 |
| ISBN |
0521441072 (hardback) |
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0521446597 (paperback) |
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