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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... human and animal behavior ( beginning with Darwin's " The Descent of Man " and " The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals " ) , leading to the field of comparative psychology , to the use of animals as experimental models for human ...
... human and animal behavior ( beginning with Darwin's " The Descent of Man " and " The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals " ) , leading to the field of comparative psychology , to the use of animals as experimental models for human ...
Pagina 471
... human evolution revealed by paleontology as much as some specific controversies about our current state : whether the human gene pool is degenerating ; whether humans vary genetically in intelligence and other aspects of behavior ; and ...
... human evolution revealed by paleontology as much as some specific controversies about our current state : whether the human gene pool is degenerating ; whether humans vary genetically in intelligence and other aspects of behavior ; and ...
Pagina 493
... human perfectability . Trace the history of the ways in which evolutionary theory has been invoked to support each of these positions , and interpret recent writings on human evolution in light of this history . MAJOR REFERENCES ...
... human perfectability . Trace the history of the ways in which evolutionary theory has been invoked to support each of these positions , and interpret recent writings on human evolution in light of this history . MAJOR REFERENCES ...
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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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