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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... growth usually have higher potential growth rates than do species whose more stable environments provide little opportunity to utilize their potential for growth . THE EFFECT OF DENSITY ON POPULATION GROWTH As a population grows , the ...
... growth usually have higher potential growth rates than do species whose more stable environments provide little opportunity to utilize their potential for growth . THE EFFECT OF DENSITY ON POPULATION GROWTH As a population grows , the ...
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... growth . ( A ) Arithmetic plot of the lengths y and x of two structures or dimensions . Curves 1 and 2 show isometric growth ( a 1 ) ; structure 2 equals structure 1 in curve 1 ( b = 1 ) and is twice as long in curve 2 ( b 2 ) . Curve 3 ...
... growth . ( A ) Arithmetic plot of the lengths y and x of two structures or dimensions . Curves 1 and 2 show isometric growth ( a 1 ) ; structure 2 equals structure 1 in curve 1 ( b = 1 ) and is twice as long in curve 2 ( b 2 ) . Curve 3 ...
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... growth rate , not by attributes that enter into our everyday uses of the term , such as physical fitness . If growth occurs in discrete generations , the replacement rate R ( e ) may be used to measure fitness . Suppose there are two ...
... growth rate , not by attributes that enter into our everyday uses of the term , such as physical fitness . If growth occurs in discrete generations , the replacement rate R ( e ) may be used to measure fitness . Suppose there are two ...
Sommario
A Synopsis of Evolutionary Theory | 19 |
Heredity and Development | 33 |
The Ecological Context of Evolutionary Change | 51 |
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