Description
Broad overview of how environmental stress affects the rate of evolutionary change.
Reviews
'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
Book Information
ISBN 9780521446594
Author Ary A. Hoffmann
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 400g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 154mm * 16mm