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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P2 2 FIGURE 17 A plant described as a new genus , Roxira ( P2 , at upper right )
, is actually conspecific with Layia glandulosa ( P1 ) . The distinguishing
characters are determined by only a few genes , as illustrated by segregation in
the F2 ...
P2 2 FIGURE 17 A plant described as a new genus , Roxira ( P2 , at upper right )
, is actually conspecific with Layia glandulosa ( P1 ) . The distinguishing
characters are determined by only a few genes , as illustrated by segregation in
the F2 ...
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SUMMARY Genetic variation within a population is described by the number and
frequency of alleles at each locus , and the degree to which alleles are organized
into nonrandom combinations . There is considerable genetic variation within ...
SUMMARY Genetic variation within a population is described by the number and
frequency of alleles at each locus , and the degree to which alleles are organized
into nonrandom combinations . There is considerable genetic variation within ...
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... in appearance , ecology , and behavior ; the drongo ( Dicrurus ) described in
Chapter 4 is an example . Cases of " double invasion , " many of which are
described by Mayr ( 1942 ) , are especially interesting . For example , the bird
Acanthiza ...
... in appearance , ecology , and behavior ; the drongo ( Dicrurus ) described in
Chapter 4 is an example . Cases of " double invasion , " many of which are
described by Mayr ( 1942 ) , are especially interesting . For example , the bird
Acanthiza ...
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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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