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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... higher the fraction l , of newborns that survive to each age x , the greater the growth rate ( Figure 3A ) . The l , curve determines d . 2. Fecundity . The higher the number of offspring ( mx ) produced by an average female of age x ...
... higher the fraction l , of newborns that survive to each age x , the greater the growth rate ( Figure 3A ) . The l , curve determines d . 2. Fecundity . The higher the number of offspring ( mx ) produced by an average female of age x ...
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... higher taxonomic categories are even more so ; in fact , they are clearly arbitrary constructs . A higher taxon is typically defined by one or more characters that distinguish its species from those of other , higher taxa . For example ...
... higher taxonomic categories are even more so ; in fact , they are clearly arbitrary constructs . A higher taxon is typically defined by one or more characters that distinguish its species from those of other , higher taxa . For example ...
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... higher taxa evolved by single saltational mutations : that the first bird , for example , hatched with essentially birdlike features from the egg of a typical reptile . Goldschmidt believed that neo - Darwin- ian processes accounted for ...
... higher taxa evolved by single saltational mutations : that the first bird , for example , hatched with essentially birdlike features from the egg of a typical reptile . Goldschmidt believed that neo - Darwin- ian processes accounted for ...
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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