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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... important to bear in mind that not all of evolution consists of the development of adaptations by natural selection ; many other factors , including chance , influ- ence evolution . But even if we restrict our attention to evolution by ...
... important to bear in mind that not all of evolution consists of the development of adaptations by natural selection ; many other factors , including chance , influ- ence evolution . But even if we restrict our attention to evolution by ...
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... important to realize that envi- ronmental change is universal and pervasive . During the late Pleistocene ( a mere 12,000 years ago ) , most modern ecological communities did not exist in their present locations , or consist of the ...
... important to realize that envi- ronmental change is universal and pervasive . During the late Pleistocene ( a mere 12,000 years ago ) , most modern ecological communities did not exist in their present locations , or consist of the ...
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... important " ( e.g. , feathers ) , it must be " important " for determining relationships as well . Other authors maintained just as vehe- mently that the more adaptively important a feature is , the less trustworthy it is as an ...
... important " ( e.g. , feathers ) , it must be " important " for determining relationships as well . Other authors maintained just as vehe- mently that the more adaptively important a feature is , the less trustworthy it is as an ...
Sommario
CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS | 7 |
EVOLUTION SINCE THE SYNTHESIS | 13 |
ADAPTATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 19 |
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