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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... taxa ) . For example , the Felidae ( cats ) and Apiaceae ( carrots and related plants ) are taxa in the category " family . " " Higher taxa " are those above the species level . Nomenclature — the application of names to species and higher ...
... taxa ) . For example , the Felidae ( cats ) and Apiaceae ( carrots and related plants ) are taxa in the category " family . " " Higher taxa " are those above the species level . Nomenclature — the application of names to species and higher ...
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... taxa that survive for t years , plotted against t , is a straight line with negative slope ( Figure 12 ) , as expected if older taxa are no more likely to survive at a given time than younger taxa . This pattern implies as the evolution ...
... taxa that survive for t years , plotted against t , is a straight line with negative slope ( Figure 12 ) , as expected if older taxa are no more likely to survive at a given time than younger taxa . This pattern implies as the evolution ...
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... taxa that occupy B ' and C have had relatively little time to diverge , and so will be cladistically more closely related to each other than to those in A ' . Thus , the taxa in regions B ' and C ' are sister groups that bear an equal ...
... taxa that occupy B ' and C have had relatively little time to diverge , and so will be cladistically more closely related to each other than to those in A ' . Thus , the taxa in regions B ' and C ' are sister groups that bear an equal ...
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CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS | 7 |
EVOLUTION SINCE THE SYNTHESIS | 13 |
ADAPTATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 19 |
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