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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AMPHITROPICAL DISTRIBUTIONS ( Raven 1963 ) are rare among animals
except in cold - water marine forms such as seals ... Another common disjunct
pattern is that of an eastern Asia - eastern North America distribution , as
exemplified by ...
AMPHITROPICAL DISTRIBUTIONS ( Raven 1963 ) are rare among animals
except in cold - water marine forms such as seals ... Another common disjunct
pattern is that of an eastern Asia - eastern North America distribution , as
exemplified by ...
Pagina 381
With the retreat of the glaciers , the distribution of cold - adapted species became
limited to northern North America , and , farther south , to the tops of mountains .
During the glacials , lakes covered much of what is now desert in the American ...
With the retreat of the glaciers , the distribution of cold - adapted species became
limited to northern North America , and , farther south , to the tops of mountains .
During the glacials , lakes covered much of what is now desert in the American ...
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Dividing by n , we find the mean of the probability distribution of the two events , i
= p . VARIATION We are also interested in the variation represented by a series
of measurements . The most useful measure of variation is the VARIANCE ...
Dividing by n , we find the mean of the probability distribution of the two events , i
= p . VARIATION We are also interested in the variation represented by a series
of measurements . The most useful measure of variation is the VARIANCE ...
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CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS | 7 |
ADAPTATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 19 |
COMPLEX INTERACTIONS AMONG SPECIES | 34 |
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