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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... depends on the gene frequencies and on the disparity among genotypes with respect to their fecundity and their capacity for survival . Since all species produce far more offspring than the environment supports , mortality is high in ...
... depends on the gene frequencies and on the disparity among genotypes with respect to their fecundity and their capacity for survival . Since all species produce far more offspring than the environment supports , mortality is high in ...
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... depends on its capacity to increase in numbers and on the factors that limit its abundance . An understanding of these population dynamics ( treated at length by Slobodkin 1961 , Wilson and Bossert 1971 , Emlen 1973 , and others ) is ...
... depends on its capacity to increase in numbers and on the factors that limit its abundance . An understanding of these population dynamics ( treated at length by Slobodkin 1961 , Wilson and Bossert 1971 , Emlen 1973 , and others ) is ...
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... depends on the amount of variation . When only a single locus varies , the rate of ge- netic change depends on the allele frequen- cies and on the disparity in fitness among the genotypes , the disparity being depend- ent on the ...
... depends on the amount of variation . When only a single locus varies , the rate of ge- netic change depends on the allele frequen- cies and on the disparity in fitness among the genotypes , the disparity being depend- ent on the ...
Sommario
A Synopsis of Evolutionary Theory | 19 |
Heredity and Development | 33 |
The Ecological Context of Evolutionary Change | 51 |
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