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Molecular ecology of global change.
Molecular ecology - 1 Oct 2007
Reusch Thorsten B H, Wood Troy E
Abstract excerpt
Global environmental change is altering the selection regime for all biota. The key selective factors are altered mean, variance and seasonality of climatic variables and increase in CO(2) concentration itself. We review recent studies that document rapid evolution to global climate change at the phenotypic and genetic level, as a response to shifts in these factors. Among the traits that have changed are...
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