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 insight of Darwin and Wallace lay in recognizing that variation among
individual organisms of a species was not mere imperfection , but the material
from which selection could fashion better adapted forms of life . Darwin
transformed the ...
The insight of Darwin and Wallace lay in recognizing that variation among
individual organisms of a species was not mere imperfection , but the material
from which selection could fashion better adapted forms of life . Darwin
transformed the ...
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Adaptations — those features of organisms that , as Darwin said , “ so justly
excite our admiration " — are central to the study of biology . When a biochemist ,
physiologist , or behaviorist sets out to determine the function and operation of a
...
Adaptations — those features of organisms that , as Darwin said , “ so justly
excite our admiration " — are central to the study of biology . When a biochemist ,
physiologist , or behaviorist sets out to determine the function and operation of a
...
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The phylogenetic analysis of living organisms provides indirect evidence of many
aspects of their evolutionary history . The only direct evidence of evolutionary
history , however , is provided by the fossil record . It is in the sedimentary rocks ...
The phylogenetic analysis of living organisms provides indirect evidence of many
aspects of their evolutionary history . The only direct evidence of evolutionary
history , however , is provided by the fossil record . It is in the sedimentary rocks ...
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CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS | 7 |
ADAPTATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 19 |
COMPLEX INTERACTIONS AMONG SPECIES | 34 |
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