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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... common than rare phenotypes , so prey with a common aposematic phenotype are more likely to have a selective advan- tage than those with rare aposematic phenotypes . Conversely , if in this model s1 and s2 are negative , each phenotype ...
... common than rare phenotypes , so prey with a common aposematic phenotype are more likely to have a selective advan- tage than those with rare aposematic phenotypes . Conversely , if in this model s1 and s2 are negative , each phenotype ...
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... common ancestor forms a clade ; a group with the same level of struc- tural organization ( e.g. , 7-11 ) forms a grade . Members of a clade may belong to different grades because of differential evolutionary rates . ( Modified from ...
... common ancestor forms a clade ; a group with the same level of struc- tural organization ( e.g. , 7-11 ) forms a grade . Members of a clade may belong to different grades because of differential evolutionary rates . ( Modified from ...
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... common trend , probably the single most common trend in morphological evolution . Throughout the angiosperms one encounters instances of the loss of leaves and petals , and reduction of the number of ovules ; among insects the loss of ...
... common trend , probably the single most common trend in morphological evolution . Throughout the angiosperms one encounters instances of the loss of leaves and petals , and reduction of the number of ovules ; among insects the loss of ...
Sommario
CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS | 7 |
EVOLUTION SINCE THE SYNTHESIS | 13 |
ADAPTATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 19 |
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