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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... speciation and the rate of extinction ; competition may prevent many newly generated species from per- sisting . Nevertheless , in very species - rich groups , speciation does appear to pro- ceed rapidly . In many such groups ( e.g. ...
... speciation and the rate of extinction ; competition may prevent many newly generated species from per- sisting . Nevertheless , in very species - rich groups , speciation does appear to pro- ceed rapidly . In many such groups ( e.g. ...
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... speciation , enables appreciable response to selection . This , the theory of punctuated equilibrium ( Eldredge and Gould 1972 , Stanley 1979 ) , has been extremely controversial ( Charlesworth et al . 1982 ) . We will consider this ...
... speciation , enables appreciable response to selection . This , the theory of punctuated equilibrium ( Eldredge and Gould 1972 , Stanley 1979 ) , has been extremely controversial ( Charlesworth et al . 1982 ) . We will consider this ...
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... Speciation in plants often differs from speciation in animals ; speciation by polyploidy is much more common , and the incompatibility of related plant species commonly has a chromosomal rather than a genic basis . Discuss why these ...
... Speciation in plants often differs from speciation in animals ; speciation by polyploidy is much more common , and the incompatibility of related plant species commonly has a chromosomal rather than a genic basis . Discuss why these ...
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