Thermal adaptation : a theoretical and empirical synthesis / Michael J. Angilletta, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Angilletta, Michael J. (Michael James), author.

Series:

Oxford biology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heat adaptation.

Thermotolerance.

Medical Subjects:

Thermotolerance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (some color), maps (some color).

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Summary:

In this book, the author draws on theory from the more general discipline of evolutionary ecology to establish a framework for interpreting empirical studies of thermal biology. This synthesis of theoretical and empirical work generates new insights about the process of thermal adaptation and points the way towards a more general theory. The threat of rapid climate change on a global scale provides a stark reminder of the challenges that remain for thermal biologists and adds a sense of urgency to this book's mission." "Thermal Adaptation will benefit anyone seeking to understand the relationship between environmental variation and phenotypic evolution. The book focuses on quantitative evolutionary models at the individual, population, and community levels, and successfully integrates this theory with modern empirical approaches. By providing a synthetic overview of evolutionary thermal biology, this accessible text will appeal to both graduate students and established researchers in the fields of comparative, ecological, and evolutionary physiology It will also interest the broader audience of professional ecologists and evolutionary biologists who require a comprehensive review of this topic, as well as those researchers working on the applied problems of regional and global climate change."--Jacket

Contents:

Evolutionary thermal biology

Thermal heterogeneity

Thermal sensitivity

Thermoregulation

Thermal acclimation

Temperature and the life history

Thermal coadaptation

Thermal games

Adaptation to anthropogenic climate change.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Oxford Academic, viewed April 22, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Angilletta, Michael J. (Michael James). Thermal adaptation.

ISBN:

9780191547201

0191547204

1282053078

9781282053076

9786612053078

6612053070

OCLC:

320627378

Publisher Number:

9786612053078

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license

Online:

Ebook Central Academic Complete UKI Edition

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