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 , birds , angiosperms , pollinat- ing insects . Continents nearing modern positions . Drying trend in mid - Tertiary . 360 Most continents widely separated . Continued radia- tion of dinosaurs . Angiosperms and mammals begin ...
... mammals , birds , angiosperms , pollinat- ing insects . Continents nearing modern positions . Drying trend in mid - Tertiary . 360 Most continents widely separated . Continued radia- tion of dinosaurs . Angiosperms and mammals begin ...
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CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS | 7 |
EVOLUTION SINCE THE SYNTHESIS | 13 |
ADAPTATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 19 |
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