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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Pagina 339
... evidence that the enzyme loci studied , rather than linked genes , are responding directly to the environment . The same objection applies to cases in which allozyme gene frequencies show regular clinal patterns of variation . In some ...
... evidence that the enzyme loci studied , rather than linked genes , are responding directly to the environment . The same objection applies to cases in which allozyme gene frequencies show regular clinal patterns of variation . In some ...
Pagina 472
... evidence that variations in empathy , patience , or " thrill at beholding and serving in a greater cause than one's self - interest " have any genetic component , which would be prerequisite to his scheme ; he simply assumed that they ...
... evidence that variations in empathy , patience , or " thrill at beholding and serving in a greater cause than one's self - interest " have any genetic component , which would be prerequisite to his scheme ; he simply assumed that they ...
Pagina 488
... evidence of genetic homology ; but how do we know that this phenomenon is " entirely cultural " ? And if this phenomenon is entirely cultural , why may not other " adaptive " behaviors , such as sex roles , also be entirely cultural ...
... evidence of genetic homology ; but how do we know that this phenomenon is " entirely cultural " ? And if this phenomenon is entirely cultural , why may not other " adaptive " behaviors , such as sex roles , also be entirely cultural ...
Sommario
A Synopsis of Evolutionary Theory | 19 |
Heredity and Development | 33 |
The Ecological Context of Evolutionary Change | 51 |
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