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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... developmental mechanisms , then , retain their integrity even if they have not been phenotypically expressed for millions of years . The genome there- fore retains a latent capacity for phenotypes that may be expressed as evolutionary ...
... developmental mechanisms , then , retain their integrity even if they have not been phenotypically expressed for millions of years . The genome there- fore retains a latent capacity for phenotypes that may be expressed as evolutionary ...
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... DEVELOPMENTAL INTEGRATION AND MACROEVOLUTION Developmental integration imposes constraints on evolution , but has other con- sequences as well ( Riedl 1978 ) . If developmentally integrated traits are controlled by genetic " switches ...
... DEVELOPMENTAL INTEGRATION AND MACROEVOLUTION Developmental integration imposes constraints on evolution , but has other con- sequences as well ( Riedl 1978 ) . If developmentally integrated traits are controlled by genetic " switches ...
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... Developmental constraints ; Developmental homeostasis ; Developmental integration ; Ontogeny as epigenetic , 426 mechanisms of , 425 , 435-436 processes of , 58-59 Developmental constraints , 91 , 255-257 , 369 , 437-438 Developmental ...
... Developmental constraints ; Developmental homeostasis ; Developmental integration ; Ontogeny as epigenetic , 426 mechanisms of , 425 , 435-436 processes of , 58-59 Developmental constraints , 91 , 255-257 , 369 , 437-438 Developmental ...
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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