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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... interactions such as competition and predation set an upper limit to the number of coexisting species . According to the theory of island biogeography , the equi- librium number of species would increase if the immigration rate rose or ...
... interactions such as competition and predation set an upper limit to the number of coexisting species . According to the theory of island biogeography , the equi- librium number of species would increase if the immigration rate rose or ...
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... interactions have influenced rates of evolution and patterns of adap- tive radiation , and how evolution affects interspecific interactions and thereby the structure of ecological communities . This is a tall order , for it requires a ...
... interactions have influenced rates of evolution and patterns of adap- tive radiation , and how evolution affects interspecific interactions and thereby the structure of ecological communities . This is a tall order , for it requires a ...
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... interactions has focused on the results rather than the process of coevolution . In only a few cases has the genetic basis of interspecific interactions been explored . One of the most intrigu- ing results has been the description of ...
... interactions has focused on the results rather than the process of coevolution . In only a few cases has the genetic basis of interspecific interactions been explored . One of the most intrigu- ing results has been the description of ...
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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