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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... discuss the evidence that would be needed to judge whether transmission of acquired traits occurs . ( See also Chapter 15. ) 3 Discuss the general principles that would enable you to predict which characteristics of an organism should ...
... discuss the evidence that would be needed to judge whether transmission of acquired traits occurs . ( See also Chapter 15. ) 3 Discuss the general principles that would enable you to predict which characteristics of an organism should ...
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... Discuss ways in which biogeographic information can help determine phylogenetic relationships among species and in which phylogenetic in- formation can explain biogeographic patterns . 8 9 10 Are evolutionary reversals due to back ...
... Discuss ways in which biogeographic information can help determine phylogenetic relationships among species and in which phylogenetic in- formation can explain biogeographic patterns . 8 9 10 Are evolutionary reversals due to back ...
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... discuss ways in which paedomorphosis by acceler- ation ( progenesis ) might be distinguished from paedomorphosis by re- tardation ( neoteny ) . 12 Discuss the possible implications for the differentiation of serially ho- mologous parts ...
... discuss ways in which paedomorphosis by acceler- ation ( progenesis ) might be distinguished from paedomorphosis by re- tardation ( neoteny ) . 12 Discuss the possible implications for the differentiation of serially ho- mologous parts ...
Sommario
A Synopsis of Evolutionary Theory | 19 |
Heredity and Development | 33 |
The Ecological Context of Evolutionary Change | 51 |
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