Evolutionary BiologyFutuyma (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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istics even in unrelated species which become convergently similar . But
environmental factors may favor divergence as well . Among these factors are
interspecific competition , which presses species to use different resources ;
predation ...
istics even in unrelated species which become convergently similar . But
environmental factors may favor divergence as well . Among these factors are
interspecific competition , which presses species to use different resources ;
predation ...
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IN Es Rate of immigration or extinction IF MacArthur and Wilson's model of
species diversity on islands or similar isolated patches of habitat . The number of
species S on the island increases as new species immigrate and decreases as ...
IN Es Rate of immigration or extinction IF MacArthur and Wilson's model of
species diversity on islands or similar isolated patches of habitat . The number of
species S on the island increases as new species immigrate and decreases as ...
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If genetic variation continues to arise by mutation , will the species continue to
evolve in an evolutionary arms race , or will they come to an evolutionary
equilibrium from which they do not change ? Is evolution fast enough to save a
species ...
If genetic variation continues to arise by mutation , will the species continue to
evolve in an evolutionary arms race , or will they come to an evolutionary
equilibrium from which they do not change ? Is evolution fast enough to save a
species ...
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Sommario
A Synopsis of Evolutionary Theory | 19 |
Heredity and Development | 33 |
The Ecological Context of Evolutionary Change | 51 |
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| Titolo | Evolutionary Biology |
| Autore | Douglas J. Futuyma |
| Illustrato da | Sarah Landry |
| Edizione | illustrata |
| Editore | Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1979 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | la University of Michigan |
| Digitalizzato | 23 feb 2010 |
| ISBN | 0878931996, 9780878931996 |
| Lunghezza | 565 pagine |
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