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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... natural selection , and in 1856 began work on what was to be his " big book , " Natural Selection . But this book was never completed , for in June 1858 he received a manuscript entitled " On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart In ...
... natural selection , and in 1856 began work on what was to be his " big book , " Natural Selection . But this book was never completed , for in June 1858 he received a manuscript entitled " On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart In ...
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... selection to find the explanation of many of the complex characteristics of organisms , and the innumerable features that fit them to their ways of life . Although exceedingly simple in principle , natural selection can be diverse in ...
... selection to find the explanation of many of the complex characteristics of organisms , and the innumerable features that fit them to their ways of life . Although exceedingly simple in principle , natural selection can be diverse in ...
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... selection , as well as some of the genetic variation that is selectively neutral , is important in providing the basis for adaptation to changes in the environment . It appears that some of the ... Natural Selection and Gene Frequencies 183.
... selection , as well as some of the genetic variation that is selectively neutral , is important in providing the basis for adaptation to changes in the environment . It appears that some of the ... Natural Selection and Gene Frequencies 183.
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