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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... patterns of geographic variation , as in the rat snake Elaphe obsoleta ( Figure 12 ) . In this instance , body color ( brown , yellow , orange , or black ) , the blotched pattern , and the possession of stripes are independently ...
... patterns of geographic variation , as in the rat snake Elaphe obsoleta ( Figure 12 ) . In this instance , body color ( brown , yellow , orange , or black ) , the blotched pattern , and the possession of stripes are independently ...
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... patterns of change ( Sepkoski 1981 ; Figure 4 ) . Among classes of marine invertebrates , some , such as the starfish ( Stelleroidea ) , increased rapidly to a high level of diversity and maintained that level thereafter ; some , such ...
... patterns of change ( Sepkoski 1981 ; Figure 4 ) . Among classes of marine invertebrates , some , such as the starfish ( Stelleroidea ) , increased rapidly to a high level of diversity and maintained that level thereafter ; some , such ...
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... Patterns and processes in the history of life . Springer - Verlag , Berlin . [ 11 , 12 ] Jablonski , D. 1986b . Causes and consequences of mass extinctions : a comparative approach . In D. K. Elliott ( ed . ) , Dynamics of extinctions ...
... Patterns and processes in the history of life . Springer - Verlag , Berlin . [ 11 , 12 ] Jablonski , D. 1986b . Causes and consequences of mass extinctions : a comparative approach . In D. K. Elliott ( ed . ) , Dynamics of extinctions ...
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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