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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... ancestor than they do with the orangutan ; this having been established , we may ask whether certain characteristics ... ancestors , and relatively DERIVED characteristics , which have undergone recent change . The large brain of ...
... ancestor than they do with the orangutan ; this having been established , we may ask whether certain characteristics ... ancestors , and relatively DERIVED characteristics , which have undergone recent change . The large brain of ...
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... ancestor of a more recent species , but rather is a related lineage that became extinct without issue . Therefore a derived character state may appear early in the fossil record , in an extinct lineage , while the related lineage ...
... ancestor of a more recent species , but rather is a related lineage that became extinct without issue . Therefore a derived character state may appear early in the fossil record , in an extinct lineage , while the related lineage ...
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... ancestor if a = 1 , but a different shape ( y greater relative to x ) if a > 1 ( Figure 14B ) . During its ontogeny , however , the descendant will pass through a juvenile stage in which its shape resembles the adult form of its ancestor ...
... ancestor if a = 1 , but a different shape ( y greater relative to x ) if a > 1 ( Figure 14B ) . During its ontogeny , however , the descendant will pass through a juvenile stage in which its shape resembles the adult form of its ancestor ...
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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 amino acid ancestor average behavior biological birds bristle cells Chapter characters chromosome coefficient coevolution common competition copies correlated deleterious developmental differentiation distribution divergence Drosophila melanogaster ecological effect environment environmental enzyme equilibrium evidence evolution evolutionary change evolved example factors favor females Figure fitness fossil record function Futuyma gametes gene conversion gene family gene flow gene frequencies genetic drift genetic variation genome genotypes geographic groups heritability heterozygotes heterozygous higher taxa homologous homozygotes homozygous host human hybrid inbreeding increase individual insects interactions Lewontin linkage disequilibrium loci locus males mammals mating mean mechanisms molecular morphological mutation natural selection neoteny nucleotide occur offspring organisms pairs parasites pattern phenotypic phylogenetic phylogeny plants polymorphism population predators prey proteins pseudogenes random recombination related species relative reproductive isolation segments sexual similar speciation structure survival sympatric theory tion traits transposable elements variable variance vertebrates