a simple evolutionary model for the critical rate of environmental change

a simple evolutionary model for the critical rate of environmental change beyond which a population must decline and go extinct.

Chevin L-M, Lande R, Mace GM (2010) Adaptation, Plasticity, and Extinction in a Changing Environment: Towards a Predictive Theory. PLoS Biol 8(4): e1000357. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1000357

http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.1000357