Nature's gamblers /
We resoundingly applaud life strategies that neatly exploit a particular evolutionary strength but forget that such risks can make an animal or plant vulnerable. Will life that has become so specialised and attuned to a particular ecological niche be able to adapt again to a changing world or will i...
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Format: | Electronic Video |
Language: | English |
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Sydney, New South Wales :
ABC Commercial,
1992.
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Series: | Australasian video online
Australia wild ; Series 1, Episode 8 |
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Summary: | We resoundingly applaud life strategies that neatly exploit a particular evolutionary strength but forget that such risks can make an animal or plant vulnerable. Will life that has become so specialised and attuned to a particular ecological niche be able to adapt again to a changing world or will it evolve itself into extinction? What is the price of such specialisation when we see the past littered with many such failed 'success' stories? |
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Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed July 10, 2014). |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (26 min.). |
Playing Time: | 00:26:38 |
Language: | In English. |