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 475
... traits themselves , not of the individuals practicing them ; the gun replaces the spear because of its perceived advantage , not because gun carriers have more children than spear carriers . The advantage may be illusory , of course ...
... traits themselves , not of the individuals practicing them ; the gun replaces the spear because of its perceived advantage , not because gun carriers have more children than spear carriers . The advantage may be illusory , of course ...
Pagina 476
... trait highly canalized ( Chapter 15 ) , or does it vary greatly under different environmental conditions , compared to other traits ? Aggres- sion and sex role behavior could be said to be strongly canalized , to be under " tight ...
... trait highly canalized ( Chapter 15 ) , or does it vary greatly under different environmental conditions , compared to other traits ? Aggres- sion and sex role behavior could be said to be strongly canalized , to be under " tight ...
Pagina 485
... traits are evolving actively depends on whether genotypes differ in their reproductive rate , for selection requires differential mortality or fertility among genotypes . Because prereproductive mortality has been so greatly lowered by ...
... traits are evolving actively depends on whether genotypes differ in their reproductive rate , for selection requires differential mortality or fertility among genotypes . Because prereproductive mortality has been so greatly lowered by ...
Sommario
A Synopsis of Evolutionary Theory | 19 |
Heredity and Development | 33 |
The Ecological Context of Evolutionary Change | 51 |
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