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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Pagina 19
... important to bear in mind that not all of evolution consists of the development of adaptations by natural selection ; many other factors , including chance , influ- ence evolution . But even if we restrict our attention to evolution by ...
... important to bear in mind that not all of evolution consists of the development of adaptations by natural selection ; many other factors , including chance , influ- ence evolution . But even if we restrict our attention to evolution by ...
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... important to realize that envi- ronmental change is universal and pervasive . During the late Pleistocene ( a mere 12,000 years ago ) , most modern ecological communities did not exist in their present locations , or consist of the ...
... important to realize that envi- ronmental change is universal and pervasive . During the late Pleistocene ( a mere 12,000 years ago ) , most modern ecological communities did not exist in their present locations , or consist of the ...
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... important " ( e.g. , feathers ) , it must be " important " for determining relationships as well . Other authors maintained just as vehe- mently that the more adaptively important a feature is , the less trustworthy it is as an ...
... important " ( e.g. , feathers ) , it must be " important " for determining relationships as well . Other authors maintained just as vehe- mently that the more adaptively important a feature is , the less trustworthy it is as an ...
Sommario
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