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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... species S on the island increases as new species immigrate and decreases as species already present become extinct . When the rates of immigration ( I ) and extinction ( E ) are equal ( where the curves cross ) , the number of species ...
... species S on the island increases as new species immigrate and decreases as species already present become extinct . When the rates of immigration ( I ) and extinction ( E ) are equal ( where the curves cross ) , the number of species ...
Pagina 119
... species , each foraging in a more narrowly defined layer of foliage . ( Modified from Bird species diversity 3 C 2 40.9 P 1 2 2 P P Foliage height diversity 1 2 MacArthur , Recher , and Cody 1966 , The American Naturalist , Copyright ...
... species , each foraging in a more narrowly defined layer of foliage . ( Modified from Bird species diversity 3 C 2 40.9 P 1 2 2 P P Foliage height diversity 1 2 MacArthur , Recher , and Cody 1966 , The American Naturalist , Copyright ...
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... species from the extinction that it might otherwise suffer from predation or competition ? Is the species composition of a community actually affected by coevolution ? Recognizing that each species is faced with many different species ...
... species from the extinction that it might otherwise suffer from predation or competition ? Is the species composition of a community actually affected by coevolution ? Recognizing that each species is faced with many different species ...
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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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