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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... factors but a much broader tolerance of other factors ; it is in some respects SPECIALIZED and in other respects GENERALIZED . The interaction of environmental factors may affect a species ' ability to survive ; a desert plant can ...
... factors but a much broader tolerance of other factors ; it is in some respects SPECIALIZED and in other respects GENERALIZED . The interaction of environmental factors may affect a species ' ability to survive ; a desert plant can ...
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... factors , whatever they may be . " The causes which check the natural tendency of each species to increase are most obscure , " Darwin said , and they still are . The factors that limit population density in nature are the subject of a ...
... factors , whatever they may be . " The causes which check the natural tendency of each species to increase are most obscure , " Darwin said , and they still are . The factors that limit population density in nature are the subject of a ...
Pagina 73
... factors ( e.g. , weather , salinity ) , even if these appear harsh , since the species is adapted to these factors . But , they say , such factors can limit the geographic and local distribution of a species . Discuss . 5 If organisms ...
... factors ( e.g. , weather , salinity ) , even if these appear harsh , since the species is adapted to these factors . But , they say , such factors can limit the geographic and local distribution of a species . Discuss . 5 If organisms ...
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A Synopsis of Evolutionary Theory | 19 |
Heredity and Development | 33 |
The Ecological Context of Evolutionary Change | 51 |
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