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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... pattern ; after a few encounters with such distasteful organisms , naive predators quickly associate the color pattern with their unpleasant experience and refrain from attacking such prey for some time . Aposematically colored species ...
... pattern ; after a few encounters with such distasteful organisms , naive predators quickly associate the color pattern with their unpleasant experience and refrain from attacking such prey for some time . Aposematically colored species ...
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... Pattern formation Among the most important developmental factors in evolution are those that determine the number and spatial arrangement of structures such as petals in a flower , digits on a foot , or scales on a snake . These patterns ...
... Pattern formation Among the most important developmental factors in evolution are those that determine the number and spatial arrangement of structures such as petals in a flower , digits on a foot , or scales on a snake . These patterns ...
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... pattern of stripes will develop ; as the field size increases , a two - dimensional pattern of spots emerges ( Figure 26 ) . Thus on a surface with a tapering cylindrical form , such as a leg or a tail , spots may develop in the thick ...
... pattern of stripes will develop ; as the field size increases , a two - dimensional pattern of spots emerges ( Figure 26 ) . Thus on a surface with a tapering cylindrical form , such as a leg or a tail , spots may develop in the thick ...
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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