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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... fossil record , there are seldom evenly graded series of fossils between old and young forms ( Chapter 12 ) . There are often reasons to believe that a fossil species is not the direct ancestor of a more recent species , but rather is a ...
... fossil record , there are seldom evenly graded series of fossils between old and young forms ( Chapter 12 ) . There are often reasons to believe that a fossil species is not the direct ancestor of a more recent species , but rather is a ...
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... fossil record . Broken lines indicate inferred but not observed presence at that time . Lineages are joined to indicate hypothesized phylogenetic relationships . ( A ) Three classes of fish - like vertebrates . ( B ) Reptiles . ( C ) ...
... fossil record . Broken lines indicate inferred but not observed presence at that time . Lineages are joined to indicate hypothesized phylogenetic relationships . ( A ) Three classes of fish - like vertebrates . ( B ) Reptiles . ( C ) ...
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... fossil record . Elsevier , Amsterdam . 591 pages . Highly informative , interpretive essays by many authors on the fossil record of particular groups . Knoll , A.H. and G.W. Rothwell . 1980. Paleobotany : perspectives in 1980 ...
... fossil record . Elsevier , Amsterdam . 591 pages . Highly informative , interpretive essays by many authors on the fossil record of particular groups . Knoll , A.H. and G.W. Rothwell . 1980. Paleobotany : perspectives in 1980 ...
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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