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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... insects . Continents nearing modern positions . Drying trend in mid - Tertiary . Most continents widely separated . Continued radia- tion of dinosaurs . Angiosperms and mammals begin diversification . Mass extinction at end of period ...
... insects . Continents nearing modern positions . Drying trend in mid - Tertiary . Most continents widely separated . Continued radia- tion of dinosaurs . Angiosperms and mammals begin diversification . Mass extinction at end of period ...
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... insects and reptiles are older than most of the existing families of mammals ? Does this mean that insects and reptiles evolve more slowly than mammals ? MAJOR REFERENCES Hallam , A. ( editor ) . 1977. Patterns of evolution , as ...
... insects and reptiles are older than most of the existing families of mammals ? Does this mean that insects and reptiles evolve more slowly than mammals ? MAJOR REFERENCES Hallam , A. ( editor ) . 1977. Patterns of evolution , as ...
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... insects , whereas some of the more recently evolved groups such as composites harbor a diverse insect fauna . What are the possible explanations of this pattern ? 5. Discuss the likely similarities and differences in the course of ...
... insects , whereas some of the more recently evolved groups such as composites harbor a diverse insect fauna . What are the possible explanations of this pattern ? 5. Discuss the likely similarities and differences in the course of ...
Sommario
CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS | 7 |
EVOLUTION SINCE THE SYNTHESIS | 13 |
ADAPTATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 19 |
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adaptive adaptive radiation allele frequency allozyme Amer amino acid ancestor animals average behavior biological birds bristle number caused cells Chapter characters chromosome cladistic coefficient coevolution competition copies correlated deleterious developmental differentiation distribution divergence Dobzhansky Drosophila melanogaster ecological effect environment environmental enzyme equilibrium evidence evolutionary change evolved example extinction rate factors favor females Figure fitness fossil record function Futuyma gametes gene conversion gene flow gene frequencies genetic drift genetic variation genome genotypes geographic groups habitats heritability heterozygotes heterozygous higher taxa homozygotes homozygous host human hybrid inbreeding increase individual insects interactions Lewontin linkage disequilibrium loci locus males mammals mating mechanisms molecular morphological mutation natural selection nucleotide occur offspring organisms pairs parasites pattern phenotype phylogenetic phylogeny plants polymorphism predators prey proteins pseudogenes random recombination relative reproductive isolation sequence sexual similar speciation structure survival sympatric taxon theory tion trait transposable elements variable variance