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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... caused by gene flow is counteracted by random divergence caused by genetic drift . A useful measure of variation in allele frequencies among dif- ferent populations is FST , the variance in allele frequency ( V ) standardized by the ...
... caused by gene flow is counteracted by random divergence caused by genetic drift . A useful measure of variation in allele frequencies among dif- ferent populations is FST , the variance in allele frequency ( V ) standardized by the ...
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... caused by a single gene mutation ( Riley 1982 ) . Sterility can arise from an interaction between chromosomal genes and cy- toplasmic factors transmitted through the egg , as in certain mosquitoes ( Culex ; Laven 1958 ) ; in some cases ...
... caused by a single gene mutation ( Riley 1982 ) . Sterility can arise from an interaction between chromosomal genes and cy- toplasmic factors transmitted through the egg , as in certain mosquitoes ( Culex ; Laven 1958 ) ; in some cases ...
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... causes of unique historical events , such as the rise of the angiosperms . There are many examples of ECOLOGICAL ... caused by event A. In some cases it is evident that a group proliferated only after an ecologically similar group ...
... causes of unique historical events , such as the rise of the angiosperms . There are many examples of ECOLOGICAL ... caused by event A. In some cases it is evident that a group proliferated only after an ecologically similar group ...
Sommario
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