Evolutionary BiologyFutuyma (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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Martin ( Martin and Wright 1967 ) , for example , believes that the extinction of
large mammals in the Pleistocene is attributable to prehistoric overkill by early
human populations . As we have seen , the idea that the extinction of major
groups ...
Martin ( Martin and Wright 1967 ) , for example , believes that the extinction of
large mammals in the Pleistocene is attributable to prehistoric overkill by early
human populations . As we have seen , the idea that the extinction of major
groups ...
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This discussion of Pleistocene climatic events returns us to a persistent problem .
Is biotic diversity at equilibrium , or are species still expanding their ranges from
glacial refuges , so that the current composition of communities is still affected by
...
This discussion of Pleistocene climatic events returns us to a persistent problem .
Is biotic diversity at equilibrium , or are species still expanding their ranges from
glacial refuges , so that the current composition of communities is still affected by
...
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Species and semispecies that developed during the Pleistocene glaciations have
had at least 20,000 years , and perhaps almost a half million years , in which to
diverge ( Chapter 5 ) . Haldane ( 1957 ) believed that species of vertebrates ...
Species and semispecies that developed during the Pleistocene glaciations have
had at least 20,000 years , and perhaps almost a half million years , in which to
diverge ( Chapter 5 ) . Haldane ( 1957 ) believed that species of vertebrates ...
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Sommario
A Synopsis of Evolutionary Theory | 19 |
Heredity and Development | 33 |
The Ecological Context of Evolutionary Change | 51 |
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| Titolo | Evolutionary Biology |
| Autore | Douglas J. Futuyma |
| Illustrato da | Sarah Landry |
| Edizione | illustrata |
| Editore | Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1979 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | la University of Michigan |
| Digitalizzato | 23 feb 2010 |
| ISBN | 0878931996, 9780878931996 |
| Lunghezza | 565 pagine |
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