Evolutionary Pathways in Nature - A Phylogenetic Approach

Informationen zum Autor John C. Avise is a Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Irvine. Klappentext Uses phylogenetic analyses to understand evolutionary pathways; packed with fascinating examples from across the animal kingdom. Zusammenfassung This book provides a non-technical introduction to how phylogenetic analyses can be used to understand evolutionary pathways. The author escorts readers on historical journeys into the origins of many of nature's most intriguing evolutionary outcomes! from the toucan's enormous bill to pregnant male seahorses. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Anatomical structures and morphologies; 3. Body colorations; 4. Sexual features and reproductive lifestyles; 5. More behaviors and ecologies; 6. Cellular, physiological, and genetic traits; 7. Geographical distributions; Epilogue; Appendix A: A primer on phylogenetic character mapping; Glossary; References and further reading; Index.

Product details

• Authors: John C Avise, John C. Avise, John C. (University of California Avise
• Assisted by: Trudy Nicholson (Illustration)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.05.2006
• EAN: 9780521674171
• ISBN: 978-0-521-67417-1
• Dimensions: 173 mm x 245 mm x 15 mm
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Genetics, genetic engineering