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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... consisting of two or more genotypes ; genetic variation persists . Natural populations are highly polymorphic . When ... consists of differential mortality . If the individuals that bear different alleles do not differ consistently in ...
... consisting of two or more genotypes ; genetic variation persists . Natural populations are highly polymorphic . When ... consists of differential mortality . If the individuals that bear different alleles do not differ consistently in ...
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... consists of a great many endemic groups of gymnotids ( e.g. , the electric eel ) and catfishes and many kinds of characids ( e.g. , the piranha ) and cichlids , two groups that also occur in Africa . The mammalian fauna of South America ...
... consists of a great many endemic groups of gymnotids ( e.g. , the electric eel ) and catfishes and many kinds of characids ( e.g. , the piranha ) and cichlids , two groups that also occur in Africa . The mammalian fauna of South America ...
Pagina 272
... consists of three males and three females . If their offspring mate at random , one - third of the unions , on average , will be between sisters and brothers and so produce inbred offspring . Thus the small size of a population in ...
... consists of three males and three females . If their offspring mate at random , one - third of the unions , on average , will be between sisters and brothers and so produce inbred offspring . Thus the small size of a population in ...
Sommario
A Synopsis of Evolutionary Theory | 19 |
Heredity and Development | 33 |
The Ecological Context of Evolutionary Change | 51 |
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