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
... males the horns of mountain sheep , the bright nuptial colors of sticklebacks and minnows , the train of the peacock ... males typically more elaborately adorned than females ? A likely answer is that males , who lose little if they ...
... males the horns of mountain sheep , the bright nuptial colors of sticklebacks and minnows , the train of the peacock ... males typically more elaborately adorned than females ? A likely answer is that males , who lose little if they ...
Pagina 296
... 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 , neither her genes that influence her taste in males , nor ...
... 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 , neither her genes that influence her taste in males , nor ...
Pagina 487
... males in choosing an appropriate mate , to be more coy and less forward in sexual encounters , and to choose males who are likely to have resources to provide for offspring . Males are expected to compete in intermale encounters for the ...
... males in choosing an appropriate mate , to be more coy and less forward in sexual encounters , and to choose males who are likely to have resources to provide for offspring . Males are expected to compete in intermale encounters for the ...
Sommario
A Synopsis of Evolutionary Theory | 19 |
Heredity and Development | 33 |
The Ecological Context of Evolutionary Change | 51 |
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