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 263
... individuals in an infinite popu- lation mate at random . But in real life pop- ulations are finite in size , and not all the individuals of a species have an equal chance of mating with one another . The breeding pattern of the species ...
... individuals in an infinite popu- lation mate at random . But in real life pop- ulations are finite in size , and not all the individuals of a species have an equal chance of mating with one another . The breeding pattern of the species ...
Pagina 276
... individuals that make up the species . But measuring the size of such local populations is not an easy task . If individuals are distributed not in discrete colonies but more or less evenly , each individual mates with others within a ...
... individuals that make up the species . But measuring the size of such local populations is not an easy task . If individuals are distributed not in discrete colonies but more or less evenly , each individual mates with others within a ...
Pagina 475
... individuals practicing them ; the gun replaces the spear because of its perceived advantage , not because gun carriers have more children than spear carriers . The advantage may be illusory , of course , rather than real . Many cultural ...
... individuals practicing them ; the gun replaces the spear because of its perceived advantage , not because gun carriers have more children than spear carriers . The advantage may be illusory , of course , rather than real . Many cultural ...
Sommario
A Synopsis of Evolutionary Theory | 19 |
Heredity and Development | 33 |
The Ecological Context of Evolutionary Change | 51 |
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