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Genetics, paleontology, and macroevolution /

"An engaging area of biology for more then a century, the study of macroevolution continues to offer profound insight into our understanding of the tempo of evolution and the evolution of biological diversity. In seeking to unravel the patterns and processes that regulate large-scale evolutiona...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Levinton, Jeffrey S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Macroevolution: The Problem and the Field
  • Genealogy, Systematics, and Macroevolution
  • Genetics, Speciation, and Transspecific Evolution
  • Development and Evolution
  • The Constructional and Functional Aspects of Form
  • Patterns of Morphological Change in Fossil Lineages
  • Patterns of Diversity, Origination, and Extinction
  • A Cambrian Explosion?
  • Coda: Ten Theses.