Introduction. Antarctic ecology: from genes to ecosystems. Part 2. Evolution, diversity and functional ecology.
The Antarctic biota has evolved over the last 100 million years in increasingly isolated and cold conditions. As a result, Antarctic species, from micro-organisms to vertebrates, have adapted to life at extremely low temperatures, including changes in the genome, physiology and ecological traits suc...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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