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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... similar in name than in struc- ture . Convergent evolution often results in such similar features that we would be hard put to identify them as convergent if other features did not indicate that the groups are unrelated . Herbaceous ...
... similar in name than in struc- ture . Convergent evolution often results in such similar features that we would be hard put to identify them as convergent if other features did not indicate that the groups are unrelated . Herbaceous ...
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... similar patterns of development , they are likely to be mod- ified in similar ways if subjected to similar selection pressures . Throckmorton ( 1965 ) has suggested that peculiarities of the form of the reproductive tract in species of ...
... similar patterns of development , they are likely to be mod- ified in similar ways if subjected to similar selection pressures . Throckmorton ( 1965 ) has suggested that peculiarities of the form of the reproductive tract in species of ...
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... similar in having a long , thin beak that enables them to probe deep into flowers . Different North American deserts have similar associations of seed - eating rodents , with corresponding niches filled by species that are not ...
... similar in having a long , thin beak that enables them to probe deep into flowers . Different North American deserts have similar associations of seed - eating rodents , with corresponding niches filled by species that are not ...
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