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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I have regretfully concluded that this conceit is not the best for our age, in part because students are generally less familiar now with organisms than with DNA, and in part because almost every course on evolution begins with genetics ...
I have regretfully concluded that this conceit is not the best for our age, in part because students are generally less familiar now with organisms than with DNA, and in part because almost every course on evolution begins with genetics ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 .
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 .
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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 |