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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... function is often said to have been a PRE- ADAPTATION . This does not mean that it evolved in anticipation of future need ( Bock 1959 ) , but merely that its function has changed more rapidly than its structure . The kea ( Nestor ...
... function is often said to have been a PRE- ADAPTATION . This does not mean that it evolved in anticipation of future need ( Bock 1959 ) , but merely that its function has changed more rapidly than its structure . The kea ( Nestor ...
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... function by interrupting the coding se- quence or a control region . Many of the classical mutations in Drosophila , such as bithorax and various mutations of the white locus that affects eye color , are caused by insertion of ...
... function by interrupting the coding se- quence or a control region . Many of the classical mutations in Drosophila , such as bithorax and various mutations of the white locus that affects eye color , are caused by insertion of ...
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... function , but in other cases domains that arose by exon duplication have diverged . The immunoglobulins ( antibodies ) of vertebrates are complex molecules that recognize and bind to foreign molecules ( antigens ) . Antigen rec ...
... function , but in other cases domains that arose by exon duplication have diverged . The immunoglobulins ( antibodies ) of vertebrates are complex molecules that recognize and bind to foreign molecules ( antigens ) . Antigen rec ...
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CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS | 7 |
EVOLUTION SINCE THE SYNTHESIS | 13 |
ADAPTATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 19 |
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adaptive advantage allele allele frequency animals appear arise associated average become behavior biological cause cells Chapter characteristics characters chromosome common competition condition conversion copies correlation depends determined developmental differentiation distribution divergence Drosophila ecological effect elements environment enzyme equilibrium evidence evolution evolutionary evolved example exist expression extinction factors Figure fitness fossil frequency function gene genetic genetic drift genome genotypes geographic greater groups growth higher host human hybrid important increase individual insects interactions isolation less linkage loci locus lower major males mating mean mechanisms morphological mutation natural selection occur organisms origin pairs pattern phenotypic plants Pleistocene polymorphism population possible predators Press probability proteins reduced region relationships relative represent reproductive response sequence similar single speciation species structure taxa term theory tion traits variance variation vary