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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... MAJOR REFERENCES The references at the end of each chapter usually include some that provide basic back- ground on the subject , but most are major works that provide a comprehensive treatment and an entry into the technical literature ...
... MAJOR REFERENCES The references at the end of each chapter usually include some that provide basic back- ground on the subject , but most are major works that provide a comprehensive treatment and an entry into the technical literature ...
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... MAJOR REFERENCES Hallam , A. ( editor ) . 1977. Patterns of evolution , as illustrated by the fossil record . Elsevier , Amsterdam . 591 pages . Highly informative , interpretive essays by many authors on the fossil record of particular ...
... MAJOR REFERENCES Hallam , A. ( editor ) . 1977. Patterns of evolution , as illustrated by the fossil record . Elsevier , Amsterdam . 591 pages . Highly informative , interpretive essays by many authors on the fossil record of particular ...
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... major new taxa in the past , such as bees and birds , must have filled many vacancies in the economy of nature . As I emphasized in Chapter 12 , however , it may be a very long time before such major taxa arise and fill the ecological ...
... major new taxa in the past , such as bees and birds , must have filled many vacancies in the economy of nature . As I emphasized in Chapter 12 , however , it may be a very long time before such major taxa arise and fill the ecological ...
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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