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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... mammals . But only if a character state is ubiquitous among the fossil members of a group thought to have included the ancestors of a modern taxon can the fossil's features safely be assessed as the ancestral state ( Schaeffer et al ...
... mammals . But only if a character state is ubiquitous among the fossil members of a group thought to have included the ancestors of a modern taxon can the fossil's features safely be assessed as the ancestral state ( Schaeffer et al ...
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... mammals . In contrast , the Litop- terna , an extinct order of South American horse - like mammals , included one- toed forms in the Miocene , whereas only three - toed genera are found later , in the Pliocene and Pleistocene ( Romer ...
... mammals . In contrast , the Litop- terna , an extinct order of South American horse - like mammals , included one- toed forms in the Miocene , whereas only three - toed genera are found later , in the Pliocene and Pleistocene ( Romer ...
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... mammals ; evolution of Homo ; rise of civilizations Radiation of mammals , birds , angiosperms , pollinat- ing insects . Continents nearing modern positions . Drying trend in mid - Tertiary . Most continents widely separated . Continued ...
... mammals ; evolution of Homo ; rise of civilizations Radiation of mammals , birds , angiosperms , pollinat- ing insects . Continents nearing modern positions . Drying trend in mid - Tertiary . Most continents widely separated . Continued ...
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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