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Relentless evolution /

"At a glance, most species seem adapted to the environment in which they live. Yet species relentlessly evolve, and populations within species evolve in different ways. Evolution, as it turns out, is much more dynamic than biologists realized just a few decades ago. In Relentless Evolution, Joh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thompson, John N., 1951- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The process of adaptation. Adaptive evolution ; Natural selection
  • The ecological genetics of adaptation. Genes ; Genomes ; Coevolving genomes ; Conflicting genomes
  • Variable selection and adaptation. Adaptive variation ; Recombination and reproduction ; Divergence and selection across environments ; Local adaptation
  • The dynamics of coadaptation. Coevolutionary dynamics ; The geography of traits and outcomes ; Experimental evolution
  • Diversification. Ecological speciation ; Reticulate diversification ; Species interactions and adaptive radiations ; The web of life
  • Synthesis. Our changing perceptions ; Conclusions.