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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Groups of cells often differentiate and acquire distinctive form in response to
INDUCTION by other groups of cells ; for example , the central nervous system of
vertebrates differentiates in response to inducing factors emanating from the ...
Groups of cells often differentiate and acquire distinctive form in response to
INDUCTION by other groups of cells ; for example , the central nervous system of
vertebrates differentiates in response to inducing factors emanating from the ...
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For example , if we are told that in one generation the mean wing length in a bird
population increased from 67 . 7 to 69 . 2 mm , we do not know whether we
should be impressed or not . But if the phenotypic variance is 0 . 25 mm2 , the ...
For example , if we are told that in one generation the mean wing length in a bird
population increased from 67 . 7 to 69 . 2 mm , we do not know whether we
should be impressed or not . But if the phenotypic variance is 0 . 25 mm2 , the ...
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evolution for its inferences ; for example , one may infer that leaflessness in
plants is often an adaptation to xeric conditions from its prevalence in many
unrelated desert plants , or that a red , tubular corolla displayed by many
unrelated plants ...
evolution for its inferences ; for example , one may infer that leaflessness in
plants is often an adaptation to xeric conditions from its prevalence in many
unrelated desert plants , or that a red , tubular corolla displayed by many
unrelated plants ...
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Sommario
CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS | 7 |
Chapter | 18 |
THE EFFECT OF DENSITY | 24 |
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adaptive advantage allele frequency America animals appear arise average become behavior biological birds caused Chapter characteristics characters chromosomes common competition condition correlated depends derived determined differentiated direct distribution diversity Drosophila ecological effect environment enzyme equilibrium evidence evolution evolutionary evolved example exist extinction factors families favor females Figure fitness fossil function gene gene flow genetic drift genotypes geographic greater groups growth heterozygotes higher human hybrid important increase individual interactions isolation less linkage loci locus lower major males mammals mating mean mechanisms morphological mutation natural selection occur offspring organisms origin pairs pattern phenotype plants Pleistocene polymorphic population possible predators present probability recombination reduced region relative represent reproductive response sequence similar single sometimes speciation species structure taxa term theory tion trait usually variance variation vary
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 |