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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... distribution of taxa that already existed when the disjunction of continental land masses took place . For example , the Mesozoic breakup of Gondwanaland ( Figure 1 in Chapter 11 ) can explain the distribution of ancient groups such as ...
... distribution of taxa that already existed when the disjunction of continental land masses took place . For example , the Mesozoic breakup of Gondwanaland ( Figure 1 in Chapter 11 ) can explain the distribution of ancient groups such as ...
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... distribution in South America and Madagascar is surely a consequence of continental drift followed by widespread extinction . The fossil record of many other groups with a disjunct southern continent distribution , such as the iguanid ...
... distribution in South America and Madagascar is surely a consequence of continental drift followed by widespread extinction . The fossil record of many other groups with a disjunct southern continent distribution , such as the iguanid ...
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... distribution of the two events , Χ = p . VARIATION We are also interested in the variation represented by a series of measurements . The most useful measure of variation is the VARIANCE , defined as the mean value of the square of an ...
... distribution of the two events , Χ = p . VARIATION We are also interested in the variation represented by a series of measurements . The most useful measure of variation is the VARIANCE , defined as the mean value of the square of an ...
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adaptive adaptive radiation allele frequency allozyme Amer amino acid ancestor animals average behavior biological birds bristle number caused cells Chapter characters chromosome cladistic coefficient coevolution competition copies correlated deleterious developmental differentiation distribution divergence Dobzhansky Drosophila melanogaster ecological effect environment environmental enzyme equilibrium evidence evolutionary change evolved example extinction rate factors favor females Figure fitness fossil record function Futuyma gametes gene conversion gene flow gene frequencies genetic drift genetic variation genome genotypes geographic groups habitats heritability heterozygotes heterozygous higher taxa homozygotes homozygous host human hybrid inbreeding increase individual insects interactions Lewontin linkage disequilibrium loci locus males mammals mating mechanisms molecular morphological mutation natural selection nucleotide occur offspring organisms pairs parasites pattern phenotype phylogenetic phylogeny plants polymorphism predators prey proteins pseudogenes random recombination relative reproductive isolation sequence sexual similar speciation structure survival sympatric taxon theory tion trait transposable elements variable variance