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Stress Ecology: Environmental Stress as Ecological Driving Force and Key Player in Evolution

Stress Ecology: Environmental Stress as Ecological Driving Force and Key Player in Evolution

Paperback

BiologyEnvironmental Studies

ISBN10: 9400798970
ISBN13: 9789400798977
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Nov 28 2014
Pages: 480
Weight: 1.51
Height: 0.99 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Why a small worm is not crazy (Introduction).-Activation of oxygen: Multipurpose tool.-Defense means against pathogens and parasites: Reactive oxygen species.- Arms race between plants and animals: Biotransformation system.- Heat shock proteins: The minimal, but universal, stress proteome.- Heavy metals: Defense and ecological utilization.- The potential of stress response: Ecological transcriptomics.- Not all is in the genes: microRNAs, transgenerational effects, and epigenetics.- The actual response: Ecological proteomics and metabolomics.- Whatever doesn't kill you might make you stronger: Hormesis.- Multiple stressors as environmental realism: Synergism or antagonism.- One stressor prepares for the next one to come: Cross-tolerance.-Longevity: Risky shift in population structure?.- Footprints of stress in communities.-Environmental stresses: Ecological driving forces and key player in evolution.-References.-Appendices, -Abbreviations and Glossary, -Index.

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