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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... mammals ; evolution of Homo ; rise of civilizations Radiation of mammals , birds , angiosperms , pollinat- ing insects . Continents nearing modern positions . Drying trend in mid - Tertiary . Most continents widely separated . Continued ...
... mammals ; evolution of Homo ; rise of civilizations Radiation of mammals , birds , angiosperms , pollinat- ing insects . Continents nearing modern positions . Drying trend in mid - Tertiary . Most continents widely separated . Continued ...
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... mammals . Among these are the haramyids , the likely ances- tors of the multituberculate mammals of the later Mesozoic ( Figure 15 ) , and Kuehneotherium , a genus related to the probable ancestors of the marsupials and placental ...
... mammals . Among these are the haramyids , the likely ances- tors of the multituberculate mammals of the later Mesozoic ( Figure 15 ) , and Kuehneotherium , a genus related to the probable ancestors of the marsupials and placental ...
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... mammals . Murray's theory suggests that there should exist no striped mammals with spotted tails . HOMEOTIC MUTATIONS IN DROSOPHILA Some of the greatest progress in developmental genetics is being made in the study of homeotic mutants ...
... mammals . Murray's theory suggests that there should exist no striped mammals with spotted tails . HOMEOTIC MUTATIONS IN DROSOPHILA Some of the greatest progress in developmental genetics is being made in the study of homeotic mutants ...
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CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS | 7 |
EVOLUTION SINCE THE SYNTHESIS | 13 |
ADAPTATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 19 |
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