Overview
Combines mechanistic and evolutionary approaches
Provides insights into how and why biological diversity has evolved
Richly illustrated
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book discusses oxidative stress and hormesis from the perspective of an evolutionary ecologist or physiologist. In the first of ten chapters, general historical information, definitions, and background of research on oxidative stress physiology, hormesis, and life history are provided. Chapters 2-10 highlight the different solutions that organisms have evolved to cope with the oxidative threats posed by their environments and lifestyles. The author illustrates how oxidative stress and hormesis have shaped diversity in organism life-histories, behavioral profiles, morphological phenotypes, and aging mechanisms. The book offers fascinating insights into how organisms work and how they evolve to sustain their physiological functions under a vast array of environmental conditions.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Oxidative Stress and Hormesis in Evolutionary Ecology and Physiology
Book Subtitle: A Marriage Between Mechanistic and Evolutionary Approaches
Authors: David Costantini
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54663-1
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-54662-4Published: 09 April 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51303-3Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-54663-1Published: 27 March 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 348
Number of Illustrations: 36 b/w illustrations, 14 illustrations in colour
Topics: Animal Physiology, Oxidative Stress, Animal Ecology, Biodiversity, Evolutionary Biology, Developmental Biology