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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Mean for grazers Although some trends do exist , the absence of consistent
direction is as common in evolution as is direction . The Equidae are classical
textbook examples of directional change in size , tooth structure , and toe number
, but ...
Mean for grazers Although some trends do exist , the absence of consistent
direction is as common in evolution as is direction . The Equidae are classical
textbook examples of directional change in size , tooth structure , and toe number
, but ...
Pagina 147
( A ) Assume that this phylogeny is correct and is known a priori , but that the
direction of evolution of each character is not known . Then this phylogeny
implies that 0 is the primitive state for most or all of the six characters , since it is
typical of C ...
( A ) Assume that this phylogeny is correct and is known a priori , but that the
direction of evolution of each character is not known . Then this phylogeny
implies that 0 is the primitive state for most or all of the six characters , since it is
typical of C ...
Pagina 155
If so , many of the conclusions about rates , directions , and paths of evolutionary
change presented in this chapter and ... uniquely derived from homoplasious (
convergent , parallel , or reversed ) characteristics and determining the direction
of ...
If so , many of the conclusions about rates , directions , and paths of evolutionary
change presented in this chapter and ... uniquely derived from homoplasious (
convergent , parallel , or reversed ) characteristics and determining the direction
of ...
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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 |
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