Not all stress is stressful; instead, it appears that stress in the environment, below the
mutation threshold, is essential for many subtle manifestations of population structures and …

Stressful environmental conditions can be defined as those that lead to a sharp reduction in
fitness in populations. That is, when changed environmental conditions cause a drastic …

Environmental stress has played a major role in the evolution of living organisms (Hoffman
AA, Parsons PA. 1991. Evolutionary genetics and environmental stress. Oxford: Oxford …

The above-mentioned truism applies not only to humans, but also to all other organisms. In
vertebrates, a key response to life's difficulties is the activation of the stress axis. The study of …

Most organisms and populations have to cope with hostile environments, threatening their
existence. Their ability to respond phenotypically and genetically to these challenges and to …

Publisher Summary Lack of a developmental perspective in evolutionary studies of stress
has left researchers with several unresolved questions. First, how can organisms prepare for …

Most natural populations intermittently experience extremely stressful conditions. This book
discusses how such conditions can cause periods of intense selection, increasing both …

Global change encompasses many co‐occurring anthropogenic stressors. Understanding
the interactions between these multiple stressors, whether they be additive, antagonistic or …

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 …

It is widely recognized that stress plays an important role in directing the adaptive
adjustment of an organism to changing environments. However, very little is known about …