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Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

17.11.2012

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Springer Us

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456

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22,9/15,2/2,5 cm

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661 g

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Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982

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Englisch

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978-1-4615-6970-1

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Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

17.11.2012

Verlag

Springer Us

Seitenzahl

456

Maße (L/B/H)

22,9/15,2/2,5 cm

Gewicht

661 g

Auflage

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-4615-6970-1

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Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

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  • 1. Patterns of Neotropical Plant Species Diversity.- Sites and Methods.- Sample Sites.- Identifications.- Results.- Structural Trends.- Community Organization.- Floristic Composition.- Dispersal Ecology.- Pollination Strategies.- Conclusion.- Appendix. Sites and Communities Studied.- References.- 2. Evolution on a Petri Dish: The Evolved ?-Galactosidase System as a Model for Studying Acquisitive Evolution in the Laboratory.- Approaches to Molecular Evolution.- The Descriptive Approach.- The Experimental Approach.- Mechanisms for the Acquisition of New Genetic Material.- The EBG System as a Model for Acquisitive Evolution.- The Unevolved Enzyme.- Regulation of ebg Enzyme Synthesis.- Properties of ebg Enzyme.- How Many Mutations Are Required to Evolve ebg+ Enzyme?.- Evolution of the Regulatory Gene ebgR.- The ebgB Gene.- Evolution of Multiple New Functions for ebg Enzyme.- Evolution by Recombination within a Gene.- Effects on Old Functions when New Functions Are Evolved.- Another New Function: Conversion of Lactose into a lac Operon Inducer.- Directed Evolution of a Regulatory Protein.- A Model for Evolution in Diploid Organisms.- Conclusions and Prospects.- References.- 3. A Comparative Summary of Genetic Distances in the Vertebrates: Patterns and Correlations.- Methods and Materials—Literature Survey and Taxa Studied.- General Patterns of Genetic Distance among Vertebrate Taxa.- Considerations on Taxonomic Convention.- Proteins Assayed.- Evidence for a Uniform Protein Clock.- Other Factors Influencing Levels of Genetic Divergence.- Conclusions and Summary.- References.- 4. The Alcohol Dehydrogenase Polymorphism in Drosophila melanogaster: Selection at an Enzyme Locus.- General Aspects of the Alcohol Dehydrogenase Polymorphism.- Genetic, Developmental, and Biochemical Aspects.- Interstrain Differences in ADH Activity.- Heterogeneity within Electrophoretic Classes.- Relation with Alcohols.- Drosophila Species and Ethanol Tolerance.- Allele Frequency Changes.- Fitness Estimates.- Selection for Ethanol Tolerance.- Alcohols as Food Components.- Natural Populations.- Behavioral Responses to Ethanol.- Other Factors Influencing the ADH Polymorphism.- Fitness Differences in the Absence of Alcohols.- Differences in Temperature Resistance.- Relationships with Other Loci.- Concluding Remarks.- References.- 5. Developmental Changes in the Orientation of the Anuran Jaw Suspension: A Preliminary Exploration into the Evolution of Anuran Metamorphosis.- Materials and Methods.- Results.- Discussion.- A Secondary Hypothesis on the Abruptness of Metamorphosis.- The Ancestral Anuran.- Summary.- References.- 6. Regulatory Genes and Adaptation: Past, Present, and Future.- The Case for Studying the Evolution of Regulatory Genes.- Historical Considerations.- Evolutionary Rates of Change of Structural Gene Products.- Selection Coefficients and Enzyme Polymorphisms.- Genetic Differences between Species.- Gene Regulation in Higher Eukaryotes: The Current State of Affairs.- A Working Definition of a Regulatory Gene.- Regulatory Variants in Natural Populations.- The Genetic Analysis of Putative Regulatory Variants.- Direct versus Indirect Effects of Regulatory Genes.- Future Problems in the Study of Regulatory Gene Variation.- Conclusion.- References.- 7. Evolution of Dermal Skeleton and Dentition in Vertebrates: The Odontode Regulation Theory.- Phylogeny of the Vertebrates.- Histologic and Morphologic Definitions.- Evolution of the Dermal Skeleton: A Review.- Heterostraci.- Thelodonti.- Osteostraci.- Galeaspida.- Anaspida.- Placodermi.- Chondrichthyes.- Acanthodii.- Osteichthyes.- Tetrapoda.- Evolution of the Dermal Skelton.- Discussion.- A Model for the Evolution of the Dermal Skeleton.- Significance of Scales for Aquatic Locomotion.- Evolution of the Vertebrate Dentition: A Review.- Evolution of the Gnathostome Jaw.- “;Biting Apparatus” in Fossil Agnatha.- Placodermi.- Chondrichthyes.- Acanthodii.- Osteichthyes.- Tetrapoda.- Evolution of the Vertebrate Dentition: Discussion and a Model.- Summary.- References.- 8. Evolution of Chesapecten (Mollusca: Bivalvia, Miocene-Pliocene) and the Biogenetic Law.- The Genus Chesapecten.- Geologic Setting and Depositional Environments.- Materials.- Measurements.- Characters.- Method.- Results.- Phylogenetic Relationships.- Phylogenetic and Ontogenetic Character Transformations.- Testing the Biogenetic Law.- Discussion.- Stratigraphie Relationships versus Cladograms.- Ontogeny versus Phylogeny.- Phyletic Size Increase.- Life Habit.- Life Habit and Environment.- Developmental Timing.- Conclusions.- Appendix. Key to Symbols for Species and Localities.- References.- 9. Punctuated versus Gradual Mode of Evolution: A Reconsideration.- Punctuated Equilibria and Phyletic Gradualism.- Definitions.- Recognizability.- Relative Frequency.- Punctuated Equilibria.- Phyletic Gradualism.- Control Mechanisms: Critique.- Developmental Homeostasis of Individuals.- Genetic Homeostasis of Populations.- Ecologic Homeostasis of Communities.- Control Mechanisms: Hypothesis and Evidence.- Developmental Canalization and Plasticity.- Morphologic Variation and the Mode of Morphologic Evolution.- Macroevolutionary Implications.- Summary.- References.