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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... taxa ) . For example , the Felidae ( cats ) and Apiaceae ( carrots and related plants ) are taxa in the category " family . " " Higher taxa " are those above the species level . Nomenclature - the application of names to species and higher ...
... taxa ) . For example , the Felidae ( cats ) and Apiaceae ( carrots and related plants ) are taxa in the category " family . " " Higher taxa " are those above the species level . Nomenclature - the application of names to species and higher ...
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... taxa ( C ) . The phenogram is constructed from the total number of character states shared by any pair of taxa ( D ) , whereas the cladogram is con- structed only from the derived character states ( marked by primes ) shared by pairs of ...
... taxa ( C ) . The phenogram is constructed from the total number of character states shared by any pair of taxa ( D ) , whereas the cladogram is con- structed only from the derived character states ( marked by primes ) shared by pairs of ...
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... taxa that occupy B ' and C have had relatively little time to diverge , and so will be cladistically more closely related to each other than to those in A ' . Thus , the taxa in regions B ' and C ' are sister groups that bear an equal ...
... taxa that occupy B ' and C have had relatively little time to diverge , and so will be cladistically more closely related to each other than to those in A ' . Thus , the taxa in regions B ' and C ' are sister groups that bear an equal ...
Sommario
CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS | 7 |
EVOLUTION SINCE THE SYNTHESIS | 13 |
ADAPTATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 19 |
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