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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... possible genetic composition . When heterozygotes are inferior to both homozygotes , there is often a pro- nounced ... possible genetic composi- tions of a population for which ŵ ( average fitness ) is high , and troughs represent ...
... possible genetic composition . When heterozygotes are inferior to both homozygotes , there is often a pro- nounced ... possible genetic composi- tions of a population for which ŵ ( average fitness ) is high , and troughs represent ...
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... Possible evidence of fire 700,000 years ago has been found , and fire was certainly used extensively by 500,000 years ago . Perhaps giving evidence of religious or mythical belief , statuettes that may represent fertility symbols date ...
... Possible evidence of fire 700,000 years ago has been found , and fire was certainly used extensively by 500,000 years ago . Perhaps giving evidence of religious or mythical belief , statuettes that may represent fertility symbols date ...
Pagina 529
... possible that the variations among human beings are the conse- quence of genetic variation ? Is the difference between Hitler and the Buddha a reflection not of different phenotypic manifestations of the same genetically de- termined ...
... possible that the variations among human beings are the conse- quence of genetic variation ? Is the difference between Hitler and the Buddha a reflection not of different phenotypic manifestations of the same genetically de- termined ...
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