Evolutionary BiologySinauer Associates, 1986 - 600 pagine Covers 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. |
Dall'interno del libro
Risultati 1-3 di 66
Pagina 528
... behavior itself . Few questions have evoked as much interest and contro- versy as the problem of how our behavior may be constrained by our genes . The arguments concern two distinct but related problems . In some cases the question is ...
... behavior itself . Few questions have evoked as much interest and contro- versy as the problem of how our behavior may be constrained by our genes . The arguments concern two distinct but related problems . In some cases the question is ...
Pagina 531
... behavioral traits such as suckling by infants , our behavior is canalized by genes only within wide , largely unknown limits . One might argue , for example , that once an elaborate social organization evolved , it became highly ...
... behavioral traits such as suckling by infants , our behavior is canalized by genes only within wide , largely unknown limits . One might argue , for example , that once an elaborate social organization evolved , it became highly ...
Pagina 538
Douglas J. Futuyma. behavior is highly controversial . Although many human behavioral traits can be seen in rudimentary form in other primates , the dominant factor in recent human evolution has been the evolution of enormous behavioral ...
Douglas J. Futuyma. behavior is highly controversial . Although many human behavioral traits can be seen in rudimentary form in other primates , the dominant factor in recent human evolution has been the evolution of enormous behavioral ...
Sommario
CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS | 7 |
EVOLUTION SINCE THE SYNTHESIS | 13 |
ADAPTATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 19 |
Copyright | |
8 sezioni non visualizzate
Altre edizioni - Visualizza tutto
Parole e frasi comuni
adaptive adaptive radiation allele frequency allozyme Amer amino acid ancestor animals average behavior Biol biological birds bristle cells Chapter characters chromosome coefficient coevolution common competition copies correlation developmental differentiation distribution divergence Dobzhansky Drosophila melanogaster ecological effect environment environmental enzyme equilibrium evidence evolution evolutionary change evolved example extinction factors females Figure fitness fossil record function Futuyma gametes gene conversion gene family gene flow gene frequencies genetic drift genetic variation genome genotypes geographic heritability heterozygotes heterozygous homologous homozygotes homozygous host human hybrid inbreeding increase individual insects interactions Lewontin linkage disequilibrium loci locus males mammals mating mechanisms molecular morphological mutation natural selection neoteny nucleotide occur offspring organisms paedomorphosis pairs parasites pattern phenotypic phylogenetic phylogeny plants polymorphism predators prey proteins pseudogenes random recombination segments sexual similar speciation structure sympatric Syst theory tion traits transposable elements University Press variable variance vertebrates York