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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... group selection . In contrast , group selection can be strong when it results from differential productivity of groups . For example , D.S. Wilson ( 1980 ) , among others , has advanced a model in which small groups of individuals ( TRAIT ...
... group selection . In contrast , group selection can be strong when it results from differential productivity of groups . For example , D.S. Wilson ( 1980 ) , among others , has advanced a model in which small groups of individuals ( TRAIT ...
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... groups , especially those that do not fossilize readily , the paleontological record is too fragmentary to be useful . Even in groups with a good fossil record , there are seldom evenly graded series of fossils between old and young ...
... groups , especially those that do not fossilize readily , the paleontological record is too fragmentary to be useful . Even in groups with a good fossil record , there are seldom evenly graded series of fossils between old and young ...
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... groups of macro - inverte- brates have acquired , and those only recently ( Stanley 1979 ) . It is conceivable , then , that given enough time , most tropical groups might spawn lineages that could invade the higher latitudes and give ...
... groups of macro - inverte- brates have acquired , and those only recently ( Stanley 1979 ) . It is conceivable , then , that given enough time , most tropical groups might spawn lineages that could invade the higher latitudes and give ...
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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