Evolutionary Genetics and Environmental Stress (Oxford Science Publications) - Hardcover

Hoffmann, Ary A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 019857732X ISBN 13: 9780198577324

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1990

Synopsis

This book concentrates on evolutionary change under environmental stress at levels ranging from the molecular to the biogeographic, with an emphasis on genetic aspects. This approach contrasts with much of the literature of evolutionary biology, as the emphasis here is upon the extreme end of the stress gradient in terms of resistance. Major topics in this interdisciplinary book include the concept of stress and its evolutionary and ecological importance, genetic variation in stress response and the effects of stress on genetic variation, and costs and trade-offs involving stress responses. An approach to stress resistance in terms of energetics permits the development of links between genetics, ecology, physiology, and behaviour. The book concludes with applications concerning range expansions of species, conservation strategies, and pollution effects.

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Review

'This major monograph presents a thoughtful scholarly and up-to-date approach to an important area of ecological genetics ... The book is well-structured, and the literature reviews in the individual chapters will be particularly useful.'R.M. Sibly, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society (1993) 48

About the Author

Ary A. Hoffmann is at La Trobe University. Peter A. Parsons is at University of Adelaide.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019857732X
• ISBN 13: 9780198577324
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 293