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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... species have a profound impact on the distribution and population dynamics of others simply through their physical ... number of species ( species diversity ) in communities , and whether there exist forces that organize communities into ...
... species have a profound impact on the distribution and population dynamics of others simply through their physical ... number of species ( species diversity ) in communities , and whether there exist forces that organize communities into ...
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... number of species S on the island increases as new species immigrate and de- creases as species already present become ex- tinct . When the rates of immigration ( I ) and extinction ( E ) are equal ( where the curves cross ) , the number of ...
... number of species S on the island increases as new species immigrate and de- creases as species already present become ex- tinct . When the rates of immigration ( I ) and extinction ( E ) are equal ( where the curves cross ) , the number of ...
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... number of new immigrant species will decline , and the number of extinctions will increase , with the number of species in the locality ; extinction rates are assumed to be higher in small areas simply because the likelihood of ...
... number of new immigrant species will decline , and the number of extinctions will increase , with the number of species in the locality ; extinction rates are assumed to be higher in small areas simply because the likelihood of ...
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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