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 463
... plants , unless apparent plants evolve one of a few kinds of defense , such as tannins , that are not easily overcome by insects . An unapparent plant may develop any of many special defenses , such as alkaloids , to which insects may ...
... plants , unless apparent plants evolve one of a few kinds of defense , such as tannins , that are not easily overcome by insects . An unapparent plant may develop any of many special defenses , such as alkaloids , to which insects may ...
Pagina 464
... plants may be more similar than that of related plants ( Futuyma and Gould 1979 ) . Precise evolutionary resource tracking ( Kethley and Johnston 1975 ) is more likely among specialized insects adapted to specific host defenses than ...
... plants may be more similar than that of related plants ( Futuyma and Gould 1979 ) . Precise evolutionary resource tracking ( Kethley and Johnston 1975 ) is more likely among specialized insects adapted to specific host defenses than ...
Pagina 466
... plant on which they do not greatly depend . Occasionally , a species of insect that utilizes other species of plants as hosts will find itself in a locality where its usual hosts are rare and our example plant is common ; if mutations ...
... plant on which they do not greatly depend . Occasionally , a species of insect that utilizes other species of plants as hosts will find itself in a locality where its usual hosts are rare and our example plant is common ; if mutations ...
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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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