Evolutionary BiologyCovers 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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The usefulness of the fossil record Many people suppose that evolutionary
relationships among species can be read directly from the fossil record , but this
is seldom the case . For most groups , especially those that do not fossilize
readily , the ...
The usefulness of the fossil record Many people suppose that evolutionary
relationships among species can be read directly from the fossil record , but this
is seldom the case . For most groups , especially those that do not fossilize
readily , the ...
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Sibley and Ahlquist ( 1983 ) have used this technique to estimate relationships
among many families of birds , and find that these too pass the relative rate test
for constancy of divergence rate . It is interesting that DNA hybridization data do
not ...
Sibley and Ahlquist ( 1983 ) have used this technique to estimate relationships
among many families of birds , and find that these too pass the relative rate test
for constancy of divergence rate . It is interesting that DNA hybridization data do
not ...
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Inferring vicariance from phylogenetic relationships “ Vicariance biogeography "
has recently developed as a major occupation of the cladistic school of
systematics ( Nelson and Platnick 1981 ) . Its central principle is that if the region
occupied ...
Inferring vicariance from phylogenetic relationships “ Vicariance biogeography "
has recently developed as a major occupation of the cladistic school of
systematics ( Nelson and Platnick 1981 ) . Its central principle is that if the region
occupied ...
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Sommario
CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS | 7 |
ADAPTATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 19 |
THE EVOLUTION | 28 |
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | Evolutionary Biology |
| Autore | Douglas J. Futuyma |
| Edizione | 2, illustrata |
| Editore | Sinauer Associates, 1986 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | la University of Michigan |
| Digitalizzato | 27 gen 2010 |
| ISBN | 0878931880, 9780878931880 |
| Lunghezza | 600 pagine |
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