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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... ( Figure 3 ) , the Bra- chiopoda ( lamp shells ; Figure 3 ) the Mollusca ( including gastropods , bivalves , and cephalopods ) , the Porifera , a great variety of classes of Echinodermata , and several of the " minor phyla " ( e.g. ...
... ( Figure 3 ) , the Bra- chiopoda ( lamp shells ; Figure 3 ) the Mollusca ( including gastropods , bivalves , and cephalopods ) , the Porifera , a great variety of classes of Echinodermata , and several of the " minor phyla " ( e.g. ...
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... ( Figure 12 ) . The ornithischians , characterized by a four - pronged pelvis , were herbivores ; some were bipedal , but most were quadrupedal . The bipeds included the duck - billed dinosaurs ( hadrosaurs ) , many of which had the skull ...
... ( Figure 12 ) . The ornithischians , characterized by a four - pronged pelvis , were herbivores ; some were bipedal , but most were quadrupedal . The bipeds included the duck - billed dinosaurs ( hadrosaurs ) , many of which had the skull ...
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... ( Figure 14B ) . During its ontogeny , however , the descendant will pass through a juvenile stage in which its shape resembles the adult form of its ancestor - the phenomenon of RECAPITULATION made famous by Haeckel's pronouncement that ...
... ( Figure 14B ) . During its ontogeny , however , the descendant will pass through a juvenile stage in which its shape resembles the adult form of its ancestor - the phenomenon of RECAPITULATION made famous by Haeckel's pronouncement that ...
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CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS | 7 |
EVOLUTION SINCE THE SYNTHESIS | 13 |
ADAPTATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 19 |
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