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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... trait may range from a very high value ( when it is usually described as instinctive behavior ) to a very low value ... trait in which gene action is ( a ) additive ; ( b ) dominant ; ( c ) overdominant ? A priori , do you suppose that ...
... trait may range from a very high value ( when it is usually described as instinctive behavior ) to a very low value ... trait in which gene action is ( a ) additive ; ( b ) dominant ; ( c ) overdominant ? A priori , do you suppose that ...
Pagina 475
... trait changes simply as the relative numbers of individuals with one or another genotype are altered . But cultural ... trait ( e.g. aggression ) is a natural tendency encoded in the human genome . These traits include the behavioral ...
... trait changes simply as the relative numbers of individuals with one or another genotype are altered . But cultural ... trait ( e.g. aggression ) is a natural tendency encoded in the human genome . These traits include the behavioral ...
Pagina 476
... trait . Thus to postulate that it is genetic is to pose an untestable and mean- ingless hypothesis . The only question one can legitimately ask is , Is the trait highly canalized ( Chapter 15 ) , or does it vary greatly under different ...
... trait . Thus to postulate that it is genetic is to pose an untestable and mean- ingless hypothesis . The only question one can legitimately ask is , Is the trait highly canalized ( Chapter 15 ) , or does it vary greatly under different ...
Sommario
A Synopsis of Evolutionary Theory | 19 |
Heredity and Development | 33 |
The Ecological Context of Evolutionary Change | 51 |
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