Background Adaptation is an evolutionary process in which traits in a population are tailored
by natural selection to better meet the challenges presented by the local environment. The …

Pavlí cek, T., Sharon, D., Kravchenko, V., Saaroni, H., Nevo, E. 2003. Microclimatic
interslope differences underlying biodiversity contrasts in" Evolution Canyon", Mt. Carmel …

Environmental stress has played a major role in the evolution of living organisms (Hoffman
AA, Parsons PA. 1991. Evolutionary genetics and environmental stress. Oxford: Oxford …

The microevolutionary dynamics of prokaryotes in natural habitats, such as soil, is poorly
understood in contrast to our increasing knowledge on their immense diversity. We …

Fire is a common disturbance in Mediterranean ecosystems, and can have a destructive,
influential, and even essential, effect on vegetation and wildlife. In recent decades there has …

Species diversity of plants was recorded in 1992 and 1993 at seven stations of the
“Evolution Canyon” microsite. Higher solar radiation on the South-Facing Slope (SFS) …

Recombination generates new combinations of existing genetic variation and therefore may
be important in adaptation and evolution. We investigated whether there was natural genetic …

Seven structural and morphological characteristics of leaves from three woodyspecies (Olea
europaea, Ceratonia siliqua, and Pistacia lentiscus) were quantified for trees and shrubs …

We examined diversity levels and patterns of 19 nuclear microsatellites and four chloroplast
microsatellites in 275 genotypes of wild barley Hordeum spontaneum, in seven stations at …

To investigate processes of water percolation, the drip response of stalactites in a karstic
cave below a 143 m2 sprinkling plot was measured. The experiment was conducted in …