Adaptation, plasticity, and extinction in a changing environment: towards a predictive theory.
Many species are experiencing sustained environmental change mainly due to human activities. The unusual rate and extent of anthropogenic alterations of the environment may exceed the capacity of developmental, genetic, and demographic mechanisms that populations have evolved to deal with environmen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-04-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2864732?pdf=render |