Temperature provides a framework for understanding how life adapts, says Kingsolver in the Dec. issue of AmNat


Temperature can provide a framework for understanding how life adapts, says Joel Kingsolver in the December 2009 issue of The American Naturalist. Drawing on his lifelong interests in both science and music, Kingsolver explains how both biological - and musical - diversity can emerge from a simple theme.

Kingsolver, J. (2009). "The Well-Temperatured Biologist (American Society of Naturalists Presidential Address)." The American Naturalist 174(6): 755–768.
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