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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... probably because new mutations occur and because recombination sporadically rearranges closely linked loci into new combinations that are favor- able material for selection . Replicate populations vary in response , probably because ...
... probably because new mutations occur and because recombination sporadically rearranges closely linked loci into new combinations that are favor- able material for selection . Replicate populations vary in response , probably because ...
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... probably caused by adaptation to genetic change in an intracellular symbiont that renders hybrids sterile . That some groups consist of many species and others of few does not in itself mean that they differ in the rate at which ...
... probably caused by adaptation to genetic change in an intracellular symbiont that renders hybrids sterile . That some groups consist of many species and others of few does not in itself mean that they differ in the rate at which ...
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... probably heterotrophic . ) By about two billion years ago , photosynthetic activity had created an oxygen - rich atmosphere , which must have led to the demise of many anaerobic early organisms . Some such organisms , such as ...
... probably heterotrophic . ) By about two billion years ago , photosynthetic activity had created an oxygen - rich atmosphere , which must have led to the demise of many anaerobic early organisms . Some such organisms , such as ...
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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