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 295
... female , need not be as choosy as females , whose whole reproductive effort may go to naught if they mate with inferior males and have unfit offspring . It is to the female's advantage to exercise careful choice ; thus it is the male ...
... female , need not be as choosy as females , whose whole reproductive effort may go to naught if they mate with inferior males and have unfit offspring . It is to the female's advantage to exercise careful choice ; thus it is the male ...
Pagina 296
... female's offspring be unfit , should she choose an inferior male ? Again , simply with respect to reproduction . If her sons have short plumes , inherited from a short - plumed father , when females generally prefer long - plumed males ...
... female's offspring be unfit , should she choose an inferior male ? Again , simply with respect to reproduction . If her sons have short plumes , inherited from a short - plumed father , when females generally prefer long - plumed males ...
Pagina 487
... female than between offspring and male , so there is greater opportunity for kin selection ( Chapter 12 ) to shape the interaction between female and offspring than between male and offspring . From these principles , Barash argues that ...
... female than between offspring and male , so there is greater opportunity for kin selection ( Chapter 12 ) to shape the interaction between female and offspring than between male and offspring . From these principles , Barash argues that ...
Sommario
A Synopsis of Evolutionary Theory | 19 |
Heredity and Development | 33 |
The Ecological Context of Evolutionary Change | 51 |
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