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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... condition of horses is derived relative to the multi- toed condition in rhinoceroses and tapirs . In this case the fossil record confirms what we can deduce equally well from the outgroup criterion , since the multiple- toed condition ...
... condition of horses is derived relative to the multi- toed condition in rhinoceroses and tapirs . In this case the fossil record confirms what we can deduce equally well from the outgroup criterion , since the multiple- toed condition ...
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... condition than its ancestor did . For example , metamorphosis from the larval to the adult form is the primitive condition in salamanders , judging from its ubiquity among the many families of salamanders ; paedomorphosis ( see below ) ...
... condition than its ancestor did . For example , metamorphosis from the larval to the adult form is the primitive condition in salamanders , judging from its ubiquity among the many families of salamanders ; paedomorphosis ( see below ) ...
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... condition . ( D , E , F ) Frontal view , lateral view , and left upper petal of D. nudicaule , representing the derived condition . The mature flower of D. nudicaule resembles the bud of D. decorum , and so is neotenous ; the upper ...
... condition . ( D , E , F ) Frontal view , lateral view , and left upper petal of D. nudicaule , representing the derived condition . The mature flower of D. nudicaule resembles the bud of D. decorum , and so is neotenous ; the upper ...
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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