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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Groups of cells often differentiate and acquire distinctive form in response to
INDUCTION by other groups of cells ; for example , the central nervous system of
vertebrates differentiates in response to inducing factors emanating from the ...
Groups of cells often differentiate and acquire distinctive form in response to
INDUCTION by other groups of cells ; for example , the central nervous system of
vertebrates differentiates in response to inducing factors emanating from the ...
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These cichlids are the most spectacular of the " species flocks " that have evolved
in many groups of fishes ( Echelle and Kornfield 1984 ) . In one case , finally , a
new biological species has arisen spontaneously in a laboratory . A strain of ...
These cichlids are the most spectacular of the " species flocks " that have evolved
in many groups of fishes ( Echelle and Kornfield 1984 ) . In one case , finally , a
new biological species has arisen spontaneously in a laboratory . A strain of ...
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enough time for many warm - adapted groups to evolve the adaptations
necessary for surviving freezing temperatures and associated seasonal changes
. Plants must become deciduous or cold - hardy ; insectivorous birds must
migrate or ...
enough time for many warm - adapted groups to evolve the adaptations
necessary for surviving freezing temperatures and associated seasonal changes
. Plants must become deciduous or cold - hardy ; insectivorous birds must
migrate or ...
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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 |
| Esporta citazione | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |