Extreme Environmental Change and Evolution

Extreme Environmental Change and Evolution by Ary A Hoffmann

Most natural populations intermittently experience extremely stressful conditions. This book discusses how such conditions can cause periods of intense selection, increasing both phenotypic and genetic variation, and allowing organisms with novel characteristics to be first generated and then established in the population. The authors argue that stressful conditions can have a major impact on the environment, backing up their arguments with evidence from the fossil record. They suggest further that, as a consequence, periods of stress must be taken into consideration when long term conservation strategies are planned, particularly as stressful conditions are becoming increasingly prevalent as a result of human activities. This broad overview will be of great interest to students and researchers in the field of evolutionary biology, genetics, ecology, palaeontology and conservation biology.

'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 selectionFor 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

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ISBN 13	9780521446594
ISBN 10	0521446597
Title	Extreme Environmental Change and Evolution
Author	Ary A Hoffmann
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1997-07-10
Number of pages	272
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