Is hormesis an evolutionary expectation?

Functional Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 12-24

  Forbes, V E ^a  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ecological risk assessment; Fitness; Life history traits; Toxicant; Trade off

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; EVOLUTION; HORMESIS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 0034113539     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2000.00392.x     Document Type: Review

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