Evolution in Changing Environments: Some Theoretical Explorations. (MPB-2)

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Evolution in Changing Environments: Some Theoretical Explorations. (MPB-2)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Richard Levins
SeriesMonographs in Population Biology
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:132
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreEnvironmental science, engineering and technology
ISBN/Barcode 9780691080628
ClassificationsDewey:591.5
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 21 August 1968
Publication Country United States

Description

Professor Levins, one of the leading explorers in the field of integrated population biology, considers the mutual interpenetration and joint evolution of organism and environment, occurring on several levels at once. Physiological and behavioral adaptations to short-term fluctuations of the environment condition the responses of populations to lon