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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... Biological ( organic ) evolution transcends the lifetime of a single organism ; the ontogeny of an individual is not considered evo- lution . Evolutionary changes are those that are inheritable from one generation to the next . The ...
... Biological ( organic ) evolution transcends the lifetime of a single organism ; the ontogeny of an individual is not considered evo- lution . Evolutionary changes are those that are inheritable from one generation to the next . The ...
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... biological characteristics of the populations then impose reproductive isolation . Evolutionary changes in small ... biological diversity . 20. Whether related species diverge in their characteristics depends Early carnivore 7 on both ...
... biological characteristics of the populations then impose reproductive isolation . Evolutionary changes in small ... biological diversity . 20. Whether related species diverge in their characteristics depends Early carnivore 7 on both ...
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... biological evolution fit in ? To what extent is our behavior based on our genes , constrained by the inheritance of biological pro- pensities from our prehuman ancestors ? This question has been highly controversial , especially in the ...
... biological evolution fit in ? To what extent is our behavior based on our genes , constrained by the inheritance of biological pro- pensities from our prehuman ancestors ? This question has been highly controversial , especially in the ...
Sommario
A Synopsis of Evolutionary Theory | 19 |
Heredity and Development | 33 |
The Ecological Context of Evolutionary Change | 51 |
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