Evolutionary BiologyCovers the genetic, developmental, and ecological mechanisms of evolutionary change, the major features of evolutionary history as revealed by phylogenetic and paleontological studies, and material on adaptation, molecular evolution, co-evolution, and human evolution. |
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The average rate of gene flow among established populations of a species is often quite low , and is especially likely to be low if immigrating individuals must compete with residents to survive and reproduce .
The average rate of gene flow among established populations of a species is often quite low , and is especially likely to be low if immigrating individuals must compete with residents to survive and reproduce .
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POPULATION FITNESS AND GENETIC LOAD When allele frequencies change by natural selection and the average fitness w rises , it seems reasonable to say that less well adapted genotypes are replaced by better adapted genotypes .
POPULATION FITNESS AND GENETIC LOAD When allele frequencies change by natural selection and the average fitness w rises , it seems reasonable to say that less well adapted genotypes are replaced by better adapted genotypes .
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The average duration of a marine invertebrate genus has been 11.1 Myr during the Phanerozoic ( Raup 1978 ) , but there is considerable variation among invertebrate groups . The average longevity of a genus ...
The average duration of a marine invertebrate genus has been 11.1 Myr during the Phanerozoic ( Raup 1978 ) , but there is considerable variation among invertebrate groups . The average longevity of a genus ...
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CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS | 7 |
ADAPTATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 19 |
COMPLEX INTERACTIONS AMONG SPECIES | 34 |
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | Evolutionary Biology |
| Autore | Douglas J. Futuyma |
| Edizione | 2, illustrata |
| Editore | Sinauer Associates, 1986 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | la University of Michigan |
| Digitalizzato | 27 gen 2010 |
| ISBN | 0878931880, 9780878931880 |
| Lunghezza | 600 pagine |
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