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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... organisms . But most organisms engage in some degree of genetic exchange : sex , which forms new combinations of alleles . In haploid organisms like bacteria which have only a single copy of the genome , recombination tends to be ...
... organisms . But most organisms engage in some degree of genetic exchange : sex , which forms new combinations of alleles . In haploid organisms like bacteria which have only a single copy of the genome , recombination tends to be ...
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... organisms with which a species interacts are such an important part of its environment . Among these organisms are other members of its own species , which act as mates , social consorts , or competitors . The rate of population growth ...
... organisms with which a species interacts are such an important part of its environment . Among these organisms are other members of its own species , which act as mates , social consorts , or competitors . The rate of population growth ...
Pagina 104
... organisms have become extinct and others have arisen . Rates of proliferation have varied irregularly and are often greatest soon after the origin of novel adaptations that permit occupation of new adaptive zones . Groups may flourish ...
... organisms have become extinct and others have arisen . Rates of proliferation have varied irregularly and are often greatest soon after the origin of novel adaptations that permit occupation of new adaptive zones . Groups may flourish ...
Sommario
A Synopsis of Evolutionary Theory | 19 |
Heredity and Development | 33 |
The Ecological Context of Evolutionary Change | 51 |
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