Climate change in the oceans: Evolutionary versus phenotypically plastic responses of marine animals and plants

Evolutionary Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 104-122

  Reusch, Thorsten B H ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Genetic diversity; Ocean acidification; Ocean warming; Phenotypic buffering; Physiological tolerance; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891960986     PISSN: 17524563     EISSN: 17524571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eva.12109     Document Type: Article

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