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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... species from those of other , higher taxa . For example , the taxon Quercus ( the oak genus ) is distin- guished by having an acorn as its fruit . Such differences , having evolved over long periods , are typically much greater than ...
... species from those of other , higher taxa . For example , the taxon Quercus ( the oak genus ) is distin- guished by having an acorn as its fruit . Such differences , having evolved over long periods , are typically much greater than ...
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... higher taxa ? CHANGES IN DIVERSITY In attempting a quantitative analysis of changes in diversity over time , the pa ... higher taxa rather than species . A single gene pool may evolve into a new chronospecies , but all the members ...
... higher taxa ? CHANGES IN DIVERSITY In attempting a quantitative analysis of changes in diversity over time , the pa ... higher taxa rather than species . A single gene pool may evolve into a new chronospecies , but all the members ...
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... species , but that higher taxa arose by " systemic mutation , " reorganization of chromosomal material in its entirety . Goldschmidt's view of the genome was not accepted when he proposed it , and derives no support from modern genetics ...
... species , but that higher taxa arose by " systemic mutation , " reorganization of chromosomal material in its entirety . Goldschmidt's view of the genome was not accepted when he proposed it , and derives no support from modern genetics ...
Sommario
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