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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... rate u per generation , where u is the rate at which new alleles arise by mutation . Consequently different populations ( or species ) will diverge at a constant rate , and at any given time a population should have a considerable ...
... rate u per generation , where u is the rate at which new alleles arise by mutation . Consequently different populations ( or species ) will diverge at a constant rate , and at any given time a population should have a considerable ...
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... rate of evolution in small popu- lations , because mutations will then occur so rarely that one mutation will be nearly fixed before another occurs . Some artificial selection experiments have demonstrated that recombination enhances ...
... rate of evolution in small popu- lations , because mutations will then occur so rarely that one mutation will be nearly fixed before another occurs . Some artificial selection experiments have demonstrated that recombination enhances ...
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Douglas J. Futuyma. Among the most challenging topics in evolutionary biology is the evolution ... evolution have been as endlessly debated , or as difficult to resolve ... rate of evo- lution of a single lineage will be high if its characters ...
Douglas J. Futuyma. Among the most challenging topics in evolutionary biology is the evolution ... evolution have been as endlessly debated , or as difficult to resolve ... rate of evo- lution of a single lineage will be high if its characters ...
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CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS | 7 |
EVOLUTION SINCE THE SYNTHESIS | 13 |
ADAPTATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 19 |
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