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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... cent offered Frequency - dependent selection has been documented for a great variety of phenomena . Self - compatibility alleles in plant populations are powerfully gov- erned in this manner ( Chapter 5 ) , because each pollen genotype ...
... cent offered Frequency - dependent selection has been documented for a great variety of phenomena . Self - compatibility alleles in plant populations are powerfully gov- erned in this manner ( Chapter 5 ) , because each pollen genotype ...
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... cent of population 10 5 975 10 3 2 Per cent mortality FIGURE 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Birth weight , in pounds Stabilizing selection for birth weight in humans . Early mortality is lowest at birth weight ( optimum birth weight ) near ...
... cent of population 10 5 975 10 3 2 Per cent mortality FIGURE 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Birth weight , in pounds Stabilizing selection for birth weight in humans . Early mortality is lowest at birth weight ( optimum birth weight ) near ...
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... cent ) 0 20 10 20 40 60 80 20 40 60 80 Time since generic origin ( years x 106 ) sisting of newly evolved higher taxa , appeared first in nearshore habitats , and progressively spread to deeper waters , replacing older taxa as they ...
... cent ) 0 20 10 20 40 60 80 20 40 60 80 Time since generic origin ( years x 106 ) sisting of newly evolved higher taxa , appeared first in nearshore habitats , and progressively spread to deeper waters , replacing older taxa as they ...
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