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George N. Somero
Researcher at Stanford University
Publications - 237
Citations - 31453
George N. Somero is an academic researcher from Stanford University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Osmolyte & Lactate dehydrogenase. The author has an hindex of 89, co-authored 232 publications receiving 29572 citations. Previous affiliations of George N. Somero include Scripps Institution of Oceanography & Purdue University.
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Living with water stress: evolution of osmolyte systems
TL;DR: Osmolyte compatibility is proposed to result from the absence of osmolytes interactions with substrates and cofactors, and the nonperturbing or favorable effects of oSMolytes on macromolecular-solvent interactions.
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Biochemical Adaptation: Mechanism and Process in Physiological Evolution
TL;DR: This volume discusses water-Solute Adaptations: The Evolution and Regulation of the Internal Milieu, and the influence of Oxygen Availability on the Diving Response and Its Evolution.
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The physiology of climate change: how potentials for acclimatization and genetic adaptation will determine 'winners' and 'losers'.
TL;DR: This work states that local extinctions from heat death may be offset by in-migration of genetically warm-adapted conspecifics from mid-latitude ‘hot spots’, where midday low tides in summer select for heat tolerance.
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Thermal Physiology and Vertical Zonation of Intertidal Animals: Optima, Limits, and Costs of Living
TL;DR: The vertical zonation observed in rocky intertidal habitats thus may reflect two distinct yet closely related aspects of thermal physiology: intrinsic interspecific differences in temperature sensitivities of physiological systems, which establish thermal optima and tolerance limits for species; and ‘cost of living’ considerations arising from sub-lethal perturbation of these physiological systems.