The limits of adaptation: Humans and the predator-prey arms race

Evolution

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2007-2014

  Vermeij, Geerat J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Escalation; Evolution; Exploitation; Humans; Molluscs

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FOOD CHAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; NOTE;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS;

ANIMALIA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 84863488926     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01592.x     Document Type: Note

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