Evolutionary BiologyOxford University Press, Incorporated, 1979 - 565 pagine Futuyma (ecology and evolution, SUNY Stony Brook) covers such subject areas as phylogeny, paleobiology, genetic mechanisms of change and speciation, character evolution, the theory of processes and macroevolution, and new molecular perspectives. Numerous line drawings, charts, diagrams, and maps are provided. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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... Chapter 15 for an interesting study of character correlations . 16 Microbial geneticists distinguish structural genes , that produce enzymes and other proteins , from regulatory genes ( Chapter 3 ) . It is generally presumed that higher ...
... Chapter 15 for an interesting study of character correlations . 16 Microbial geneticists distinguish structural genes , that produce enzymes and other proteins , from regulatory genes ( Chapter 3 ) . It is generally presumed that higher ...
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... ( Chapter 13 ) . The length of an arrow is a measure of the strength of a factor . Small populations are more susceptible to extinction than large pop- ulations ( MacArthur and Wilson 1967 ) , and the genetic complexion of a species is ...
... ( Chapter 13 ) . The length of an arrow is a measure of the strength of a factor . Small populations are more susceptible to extinction than large pop- ulations ( MacArthur and Wilson 1967 ) , and the genetic complexion of a species is ...
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... ( Chapter 5 ) ; used as a subscript in VA , additive genetic variance An allele ; allometric coefficient ( Chapter 8 ) ; the phenotypic effect of an allele in homozygous form ( Chapter 11 ) Competitive effect of species i on species j ( ...
... ( Chapter 5 ) ; used as a subscript in VA , additive genetic variance An allele ; allometric coefficient ( Chapter 8 ) ; the phenotypic effect of an allele in homozygous form ( Chapter 11 ) Competitive effect of species i on species j ( ...
Sommario
A Synopsis of Evolutionary Theory | 19 |
Heredity and Development | 33 |
The Ecological Context of Evolutionary Change | 51 |
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