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 ( Chapter 13 ) . The same concepts underlie the theory of genetic change when fitness depends on a phenotypic characteristic whose variation is caused by the segregation of alleles at more than one locus . This phenotypic ...
... depends ( Chapter 13 ) . The same concepts underlie the theory of genetic change when fitness depends on a phenotypic characteristic whose variation is caused by the segregation of alleles at more than one locus . This phenotypic ...
Sommario
A Synopsis of Evolutionary Theory | 19 |
Heredity and Development | 33 |
The Ecological Context of Evolutionary Change | 51 |
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AA AA adaptive advantageous alleles alterations ancestor animals appear arise associated average become behavior biological birds body bristle cause cent Chapter character characteristics chromosome common complex consists depends derived determined developmental differentiation direction Discuss distribution diversity dominant drift Drosophila ecological effect environment environmental enzyme equilibrium evidence evolution evolutionary evolved example exist extinction factors Figure fitness fossil function gene flow gene frequency genetic genetic variation genotypes geographic greater growth heterozygotes higher highly human hybrid important increase individuals insects instances interactions isolated kinds less loci locus major males mating mean mechanisms mutation natural selection occur offspring organisms origin patterns phenotypic plants Pleistocene polymorphic population possible predators present probability produce recombination relative reproduction response sexual similar single speciation species structure theory tion variance vary