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Genetics of climate change adaptation.
Annual review of genetics - 1 Jan 2012
Franks Steven J, Hoffmann Ary A
Abstract excerpt
The rapid rate of current global climate change is having strong effects on many species and, at least in some cases, is driving evolution, particularly when changes in conditions alter patterns of selection. Climate change thus provides an opportunity for the study of the genetic basis of adaptation. Such studies include a variety of observational and experimental approaches, such as sampling across clines,...
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