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Evolutionary biology

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Sinauer Associates, 1986 - Science - 600 pages

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I read a couple of chapters of this until it was due back to the library, but I had the old edition. I think I'll pick it up again at some point and try to get the newer version. Read full review

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Contents

CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS
7
EVOLUTION SINCE THE SYNTHESIS
13
ADAPTATION AND ENVIRONMENT
19
Copyright

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Common terms and phrases

adaptive adaptive radiation allele frequency allozyme amino acid ancestor average become behavior biological birds bristle number Chapter character chromosome cladistic coefficient coevolution competition correlation Cretaceous deleterious developmental differentiation distribution diversity Drosophila Drosophila melanogaster ecological effect environment environmental enzyme equilibrium evidence evolutionary change evolved example extinction rates favor females Figure fitness fossil record function gametes gene conversion gene flow genetic drift genetic variation genome genotypes geographic groups habitats heritability heterozygotes heterozygous higher taxa homozygotes homozygous host human hybrid inbreeding individual insects interactions Lewontin lineage linkage disequilibrium loci locus males mammals mating mean molecular morphological mutation natural selection neoteny nucleotide occur offspring organisms parasites pattern phenotype phylogenetic phylogeny plants polymorphism population predators prey proteins pseudogenes rate of evolution recombination region related species relative reproductive isolation sequence sexual similar South America speciation structure survival sympatric taxa taxon theory tion trait transposable elements variance

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TitleEvolutionary biology
AuthorDouglas J. Futuyma
Edition2, illustrated
PublisherSinauer Associates, 1986
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized27 Jan 2010
ISBN0878931880, 9780878931880
Length600 pages
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Evolution
Evolution (Biology)
Matériel didactique
Science / General
Science / Life Sciences / Evolution
  
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