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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The reason for its importance is that the additive effects of genes are almost
entirely responsible for the resemblance between parents and their offspring . For
example , suppose genotypes AA , AA ' , and A ' A ' have phenotypes 6 , 5 , and 4
...
The reason for its importance is that the additive effects of genes are almost
entirely responsible for the resemblance between parents and their offspring . For
example , suppose genotypes AA , AA ' , and A ' A ' have phenotypes 6 , 5 , and 4
...
Pagina 262
For example , parental care is a form of kin selection ; a female mammal does not
herself benefit from suckling her young , but she is enhancing the survival of her
own genes , half of which , on average , are carried by each offspring . Although ...
For example , parental care is a form of kin selection ; a female mammal does not
herself benefit from suckling her young , but she is enhancing the survival of her
own genes , half of which , on average , are carried by each offspring . Although ...
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Moreover , the female of a mated pair is certain that the offspring are hers , but
the male is not ; so the coefficient of relationship is greater , on average , between
offspring and female than between offspring and male , and confers greater ...
Moreover , the female of a mated pair is certain that the offspring are hers , but
the male is not ; so the coefficient of relationship is greater , on average , between
offspring and female than between offspring and male , and confers greater ...
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CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS | 7 |
ADAPTATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 19 |
COMPLEX INTERACTIONS AMONG SPECIES | 34 |
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