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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Because the genetic variance of a character increases at an appreciable rate by
mutation , it can balance the erosion ... ranges from + 1 for perfectly positively
correlated characters to – 1 for negatively correlated characters ( see Appendix I )
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Because the genetic variance of a character increases at an appreciable rate by
mutation , it can balance the erosion ... ranges from + 1 for perfectly positively
correlated characters to – 1 for negatively correlated characters ( see Appendix I )
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A cв D Increasing similarity Time a b c de A Phenogram B Cladogram C
Character states of the taxa D Matrix of shared E Matrix of shared Characters
character states derived character states Taxa 1 2 3 4 5 A B C D A B C D A a '
b c d e A - 2 4 ...
A cв D Increasing similarity Time a b c de A Phenogram B Cladogram C
Character states of the taxa D Matrix of shared E Matrix of shared Characters
character states derived character states Taxa 1 2 3 4 5 A B C D A B C D A a '
b c d e A - 2 4 ...
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To infer phylogenies , therefore , convergence and inconstant rates of evolution
must be taken into account . Variation in evolutionary rates Figure 5 illustrates the
evolution of two tooth characteristics in horses . Each character evolved faster at
...
To infer phylogenies , therefore , convergence and inconstant rates of evolution
must be taken into account . Variation in evolutionary rates Figure 5 illustrates the
evolution of two tooth characteristics in horses . Each character evolved faster at
...
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Sommario
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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