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 |
Dall'interno del libro
Risultati 1-3 di 54
Pagina 21
... offspring ; otherwise it can change . Change can occur if the phenotype ( the magnitude of the particular feature we are studying ) of offspring is not identical to their parents ( Figure 2 ) . If individuals of some phenotypes leave ...
... offspring ; otherwise it can change . Change can occur if the phenotype ( the magnitude of the particular feature we are studying ) of offspring is not identical to their parents ( Figure 2 ) . If individuals of some phenotypes leave ...
Pagina 35
... offspring , the same should hold in the next generation . Thus ,, as the environment fluctuates , there would be no net change . Moreover a system of heredity so subject to environmental influences would not persist very long because it ...
... offspring , the same should hold in the next generation . Thus ,, as the environment fluctuates , there would be no net change . Moreover a system of heredity so subject to environmental influences would not persist very long because it ...
Pagina 347
... offspring equals that of their parents if alleles act additively . In the cross AABB × AA'BB ' , for example , the average parental phenotype ( the “ midpar- ent " ) is ( 6 + 3 ) / 2 = 4.5 , and the average offspring phenotype ...
... offspring equals that of their parents if alleles act additively . In the cross AABB × AA'BB ' , for example , the average parental phenotype ( the “ midpar- ent " ) is ( 6 + 3 ) / 2 = 4.5 , and the average offspring phenotype ...
Sommario
A Synopsis of Evolutionary Theory | 19 |
Heredity and Development | 33 |
The Ecological Context of Evolutionary Change | 51 |
Copyright | |
19 sezioni non visualizzate
Altre edizioni - Visualizza tutto
Parole e frasi comuni
AA AA AA adaptive adaptive radiation advantageous alleles ancestor arise artificial selection average become behavior biological birds bristle number cent Chapter character characteristics chromosome coefficient complex correlated deleterious depends developmental differentiation distribution diversity Dobzhansky dominant Drosophila ecological effect environment environmental enzyme epistasis epistatic equilibrium evidence evolutionary change evolved example extinction factors females Figure fitness flies fossil record function gametes gene flow gene frequency genetic change genetic drift genetic variation genome genotypes geographic habitats heterozygotes heterozygous homozygotes homozygous host human hybrid inbreeding increase individuals insects interactions less Lewontin linkage disequilibrium loci locus major males mammals mating Mayr mechanisms morphological mutation rates natural selection niche number of species occur offspring organisms overdominance patterns phenotypic phylogenetic plants pollen polymorphic population predators probability protein random rate of evolution recombination reproductive isolation response sexual similar single speciation structure survival sympatric theory tion traits variance vary