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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... instances , four rather than six functional legs . But there exist butterflies with functional forelegs , and the size and color of the wings vary gradually among species , from the dullest moths to the glamorous morphos . The most ...
... instances , four rather than six functional legs . But there exist butterflies with functional forelegs , and the size and color of the wings vary gradually among species , from the dullest moths to the glamorous morphos . The most ...
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... instance are the identity of the chemicals , the mechanism triggering their production , and the mechanisms of response ... instances , it is possible to explain an evolutionary event that results from the loss of a developmental mech ...
... instance are the identity of the chemicals , the mechanism triggering their production , and the mechanisms of response ... instances , it is possible to explain an evolutionary event that results from the loss of a developmental mech ...
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... instances in which the properties of a protein are altered by changes in amino acid sequence . Divergence in the ... instance , has not only a generalized amidase , but the substrate - specific enzymes acetamidase and formamidase ...
... instances in which the properties of a protein are altered by changes in amino acid sequence . Divergence in the ... instance , has not only a generalized amidase , but the substrate - specific enzymes acetamidase and formamidase ...
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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