Mechanisms and evolution of resistance to environmental extremes in animals

Abstract When animals are exposed to an extreme environmental stress, one of three possible outcomes takes place: the animal dies, the animal avoids the environmental stress and survives, or the animal tolerates the environmental stress and survives. This review is concerned with the third possibili...

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Main Author: Thomas C. Boothby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:EvoDevo
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13227-019-0143-4