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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Like the heliocentric solar system , evolution began as a hypothesis , and
achieved “ facthood " as the evidence in its favor became so strong that no
knowledgeable and unbiased person could deny its reality . No biologist today
would think of ...
Like the heliocentric solar system , evolution began as a hypothesis , and
achieved “ facthood " as the evidence in its favor became so strong that no
knowledgeable and unbiased person could deny its reality . No biologist today
would think of ...
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Among the Hawaiian Drosophila , it is often possible to show from chromosomal
evidence that one species has been derived from a " parent " species on a
different , older island ( see Chapter 10 ) . In some cases , females of the
ancestral ...
Among the Hawaiian Drosophila , it is often possible to show from chromosomal
evidence that one species has been derived from a " parent " species on a
different , older island ( see Chapter 10 ) . In some cases , females of the
ancestral ...
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To the extent that objectivity is achieved in science , it is commonly brought about
by the discovery of error and the demolition of ideas that are defended
passionately , even at times in the face of overwhelming evidence , by those who
have ...
To the extent that objectivity is achieved in science , it is commonly brought about
by the discovery of error and the demolition of ideas that are defended
passionately , even at times in the face of overwhelming evidence , by those who
have ...
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Sommario
CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS | 7 |
ADAPTATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 19 |
COMPLEX INTERACTIONS AMONG SPECIES | 34 |
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