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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SEXUAL SELECTION The difference between male and female is ultimately the
difference in the size of their gametes . ... Perhaps for this reason , females are
generally more selective in mating than males , which in some species may ...
SEXUAL SELECTION The difference between male and female is ultimately the
difference in the size of their gametes . ... Perhaps for this reason , females are
generally more selective in mating than males , which in some species may ...
Pagina 277
Intrasexual selection arises from contests among males for access to females or
to favorable mating sites , as in elephant seals ( Mirounga angustirostris ; Cox
and Le Boeuf 1977 ) and mountain sheep ( Ovis canadensis ; Geist 1971 ) , in ...
Intrasexual selection arises from contests among males for access to females or
to favorable mating sites , as in elephant seals ( Mirounga angustirostris ; Cox
and Le Boeuf 1977 ) and mountain sheep ( Ovis canadensis ; Geist 1971 ) , in ...
Pagina 278
Because T2 males are both acceptable to P , females and actively preferred by
P2 females , T2 increases in frequency . ... a genetic correlation between female
preference and male trait arises through linkage disequilibrium : P2 becomes ...
Because T2 males are both acceptable to P , females and actively preferred by
P2 females , T2 increases in frequency . ... a genetic correlation between female
preference and male trait arises through linkage disequilibrium : P2 becomes ...
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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 |
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