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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If two characteristics on each individual are measured , a bivariate distribution
can be described ( Figure 1b ) ; and if n characteristics are measured , the
position of each individual can be described in an n - dimensional space ( which
can be ...
If two characteristics on each individual are measured , a bivariate distribution
can be described ( Figure 1b ) ; and if n characteristics are measured , the
position of each individual can be described in an n - dimensional space ( which
can be ...
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Wilson ( 1961 ) described a TAXON CYCLE that he reconstructed from patterns
of evolution evident in the ants of Melanesia . Isolated islands are colonized by
ecologically generalized species adapted to ecologically marginal habitats .
Wilson ( 1961 ) described a TAXON CYCLE that he reconstructed from patterns
of evolution evident in the ants of Melanesia . Isolated islands are colonized by
ecologically generalized species adapted to ecologically marginal habitats .
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In some cases astronomical numbers of trivially different subspecies have been
described ; mammalogists have described more than 250 subspecies of the
gopher Thomomys bottae in the western United States , most with very restricted
...
In some cases astronomical numbers of trivially different subspecies have been
described ; mammalogists have described more than 250 subspecies of the
gopher Thomomys bottae in the western United States , most with very restricted
...
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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 |
| Esporta citazione | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |