Adaptation under Extreme Environmental Conditions
Living systems tend to maintain in equilibrium variables associated with their continued existence. Environ mental conditions which force these variables beyond their normal ranges produce stress within the system. Feedback mechanisms then seek to restore equilibrium. Stress arises from overloads or...
| Published in: | The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publications
1970
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000271627038900103 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/000271627038900103 |