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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... complex branching pattern in which some lineages became adapted for browsing rather than grazing , some retained ancestral features while others acquired new ones , some decreased rather than increased in size ( Figure 8 in Chapter 14 ) ...
... complex branching pattern in which some lineages became adapted for browsing rather than grazing , some retained ancestral features while others acquired new ones , some decreased rather than increased in size ( Figure 8 in Chapter 14 ) ...
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... complex systems possible . The difference in the length of a leg between two vertebrates can be described in terms of differences in the dimensions of bones , muscles , blood vessels , and nerves - but the individuals do not differ at ...
... complex systems possible . The difference in the length of a leg between two vertebrates can be described in terms of differences in the dimensions of bones , muscles , blood vessels , and nerves - but the individuals do not differ at ...
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... complex controlling segmen- tation in Drosophila . Nature 276 : 565-570 . [ 14 ] Lewis , H. 1973. The origin of diploid neospecies in Clarkia . Amer . Natur . 107 : 161–170 . [ 8 ] Lewis , H. , and M. Lewis . 1955. The genus Clarkia ...
... complex controlling segmen- tation in Drosophila . Nature 276 : 565-570 . [ 14 ] Lewis , H. 1973. The origin of diploid neospecies in Clarkia . Amer . Natur . 107 : 161–170 . [ 8 ] Lewis , H. , and M. Lewis . 1955. The genus Clarkia ...
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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