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. |
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... birds emphasizes the dissimilarity between birds and crocodilians , rather than their phylogenetic relationship . A taxon such as the class Reptilia that does not include all the descendants of an ancestor has been termed a PARAPHYLETIC ...
... birds emphasizes the dissimilarity between birds and crocodilians , rather than their phylogenetic relationship . A taxon such as the class Reptilia that does not include all the descendants of an ancestor has been termed a PARAPHYLETIC ...
Pagina 292
... birds and crocodilians , these groups might be ranked as , say , orders within a subclass of the class Reptilia . Such a classification would reflect the branching order of evolution by stressing the common origin of birds and ...
... birds and crocodilians , these groups might be ranked as , say , orders within a subclass of the class Reptilia . Such a classification would reflect the branching order of evolution by stressing the common origin of birds and ...
Pagina 380
... bird guts , or attachment to the feet , feathers , or fur of birds or mammals . Some freshwater organisms , such as snails , are occasionally dispersed long distances as eggs in mud that adheres to the feet of aquatic birds , but others ...
... bird guts , or attachment to the feet , feathers , or fur of birds or mammals . Some freshwater organisms , such as snails , are occasionally dispersed long distances as eggs in mud that adheres to the feet of aquatic birds , but others ...
Sommario
CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS | 7 |
EVOLUTION SINCE THE SYNTHESIS | 13 |
ADAPTATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 19 |
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