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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... Genetic variation is not limited to morphological traits . In Droso- phila artificial selection has altered geotactic behavior , sexual behavior , developmental rate , fecundity , dispersal ability , feeding preferences , resistance to ...
... Genetic variation is not limited to morphological traits . In Droso- phila artificial selection has altered geotactic behavior , sexual behavior , developmental rate , fecundity , dispersal ability , feeding preferences , resistance to ...
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... variation ? 13 Early geneticists were familiar with the continuous variation in mor- phological characters and with the effects of artificial selection ... genetics . Lewontin , R. C. 1974. The genetic basis of evolutionary VARIATION 225.
... variation ? 13 Early geneticists were familiar with the continuous variation in mor- phological characters and with the effects of artificial selection ... genetics . Lewontin , R. C. 1974. The genetic basis of evolutionary VARIATION 225.
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... genetic variation in a sample of 24 electrophoretic loci . Genetic variation has been observed in the southern elephant seal ( M. leonina ) , which was never as severely reduced in numbers . POPULATION STRUCTURE AND THE RATE OF ...
... genetic variation in a sample of 24 electrophoretic loci . Genetic variation has been observed in the southern elephant seal ( M. leonina ) , which was never as severely reduced in numbers . POPULATION STRUCTURE AND THE RATE OF ...
Sommario
A Synopsis of Evolutionary Theory | 19 |
Heredity and Development | 33 |
The Ecological Context of Evolutionary Change | 51 |
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