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Colloquium on Variation and Evolution in Plants and Microorganisms--Toward a New Synthesis--50 Years After Stebbins [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by Francisco J. Ayala, Walter M. Fitch, and Michael I. Clegg]
| Colloquium on Variation and Evolution in Plants and Microorganisms--Toward a New Synthesis--50 Years After Stebbins [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by Francisco J. Ayala, Walter M. Fitch, and Michael I. Clegg] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy of Sciences, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (127 p.) |
| Disciplina | 581.3/8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AyalaFrancisco José <1934->
FitchWalter M. <1929-2011.> CheggMichael I |
| Collana | National Academy of Sciences colloquium series |
| Soggetto topico |
Plants - Evolution
Plants - Variation |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-18547-3
9786610185474 0-309-58912-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456076303321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy of Sciences, 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Colloquium on Variation and Evolution in Plants and Microorganisms--Toward a New Synthesis--50 Years After Stebbins [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by Francisco J. Ayala, Walter M. Fitch, and Michael I. Clegg]
| Colloquium on Variation and Evolution in Plants and Microorganisms--Toward a New Synthesis--50 Years After Stebbins [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by Francisco J. Ayala, Walter M. Fitch, and Michael I. Clegg] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy of Sciences, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (127 p.) |
| Disciplina | 581.3/8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AyalaFrancisco J <1934-2023.> (Francisco José)
FitchWalter M. <1929-2011.> CheggMichael I |
| Collana | National Academy of Sciences colloquium series |
| Soggetto topico |
Plants - Evolution
Plants - Variation |
| ISBN |
1-280-18547-3
9786610185474 0-309-58912-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778624803321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy of Sciences, 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Colloquium on Variation and Evolution in Plants and Microorganisms--Toward a New Synthesis--50 Years After Stebbins [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by Francisco J. Ayala, Walter M. Fitch, and Michael I. Clegg]
| Colloquium on Variation and Evolution in Plants and Microorganisms--Toward a New Synthesis--50 Years After Stebbins [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by Francisco J. Ayala, Walter M. Fitch, and Michael I. Clegg] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy of Sciences, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (127 p.) |
| Disciplina | 581.3/8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AyalaFrancisco J <1934-2023.> (Francisco José)
FitchWalter M. <1929-2011.> CheggMichael I |
| Collana | National Academy of Sciences colloquium series |
| Soggetto topico |
Plants - Evolution
Plants - Variation |
| ISBN |
1-280-18547-3
9786610185474 0-309-58912-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816704603321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy of Sciences, 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Systematics and the origin of species [[electronic resource] ] : on Ernst Mayr's 100th anniversary / / Jody Hey, Walter M. Fitch, and Francisco Ayasla, editors
| Systematics and the origin of species [[electronic resource] ] : on Ernst Mayr's 100th anniversary / / Jody Hey, Walter M. Fitch, and Francisco Ayasla, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiii, 367 p |
| Disciplina | 576.8/6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MayrErnst <1904-2005.>
HeyJody FitchWalter M. <1929-2011.> AyalaFrancisco José <1934-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Species
Biology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-08319-8
9786612083198 0-309-54760-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449986203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Systematics and the origin of species [[electronic resource] ] : on Ernst Mayr's 100th anniversary / / Jody Hey, Walter M. Fitch, and Francisco Ayasla, editors
| Systematics and the origin of species [[electronic resource] ] : on Ernst Mayr's 100th anniversary / / Jody Hey, Walter M. Fitch, and Francisco Ayasla, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiii, 367 p |
| Disciplina | 576.8/6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MayrErnst <1904-2005.>
HeyJody FitchWalter M. <1929-2011.> AyalaFrancisco J <1934-2023.> (Francisco José) |
| Soggetto topico |
Species
Biology |
| ISBN |
0-309-16510-5
1-282-08319-8 9786612083198 0-309-54760-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783334803321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Systematics and the origin of species [[electronic resource] ] : on Ernst Mayr's 100th anniversary / / Jody Hey, Walter M. Fitch, and Francisco Ayasla, editors
| Systematics and the origin of species [[electronic resource] ] : on Ernst Mayr's 100th anniversary / / Jody Hey, Walter M. Fitch, and Francisco Ayasla, editors |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiii, 367 p |
| Disciplina | 576.8/6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MayrErnst <1904-2005.>
HeyJody FitchWalter M. <1929-2011.> AyalaFrancisco J <1934-2023.> (Francisco José) |
| Soggetto topico |
Species
Biology |
| ISBN |
0-309-16510-5
1-282-08319-8 9786612083198 0-309-54760-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
FrontMatter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introductory Essay: Systematics and the Future of Biology--EDWARD O. WILSON -- Part I--THE ORIGINS OF SPECIES BARRIERS -- 2 The Genetic Basis of Reproductive Isolation: Insights from Drosophila--H. ALLEN ORR -- 3 Inter-Locus Antagonistic Coevolution as an Engine of Speciation: Assessment with Hemiclonal Analysis--WILLIAM R. RICE, JODELL E. LINDER, URBAN FRIBERG, TIMOTHY A. LEW, EDWARD H. MORROW, AND ANDREW D. STEWART -- 4 Chromosome Speciation: Humans, Drosophila, and Mosquitoes--FRANCISCO J. AYALA AND MARIO COLUZZI -- 5 Developmental Plasticity and the Origin of Species Differences--MARY JANE WEST-EBERHARD -- Part II--DISCERNING RECENT DIVERGENCE -- 6 Speciation in Birds: Genes, Geography, and Sexual Selection--SCOTT V. EDWARDS, SARAH B. KINGAN, JENNIFER D. CALKINS, CHRISTOPHER N. BALAKRISHNAN, W. BRYAN JENNINGS, WILLIE J. SWANSON, AND MICHAEL D. SORENSON -- 7 Critical Review of Host Specificity and Its Coevolutionary Implications in the Fig/Fig-Wasp Mutualism--CARLOS A. MACHADO, NANCY ROBBINS, M. THOMAS P. GILBERT, AND EDWARD ALLEN HERRE -- 8 Evolutionary Animation: How Do Molecular Phylogenies Compare to Mayr's Reconstruction of Speciation Patterns in the Sea?--STEPHEN R. PALUMBI AND H. A. LESSIOS -- 9 Mayr, Dobzhansky, and Bush and the Complexities of Sympatric Speciation in Rhagoletis--JEFFREY L. FEDER, XIANFA XIE, JUAN RULL, SEBASTIAN VELEZ, ANDREW FORBES, BRIAN LEUNG, HATTIE DAMBROSKI, KENNETH E. FILCHAK, AND MARTIN ALUJA -- 10 On the Origin of Lake Malawi Cichlid Species: A Population Genetic Analysis of Divergence--YONG-JIN WON, ARJUN SIVASUNDAR, YONG WANG, AND JODY HEY -- Part III--THE NATURE OF SPECIES AND THE MEANING OF ''SPECIES''.
11 A Multidimensional Approach for Detecting Species Patterns in Malagasy Vertebrates--ANNE D. YODER, LINK E. OLSON, CAROL HANLEY, KELLIE L. HECKMAN, RODIN RASOLOARISON, AMY L. RUSSELL, JULIE RANIVO, VOAHANGY SOARIMALALA, K. PRAVEEN KARANTH, ACH -- 12 Examining Bacterial Species Under the Specter of Gene Transfer and Exchange--HOWARD OCHMAN, EMMANUELLE LERAT, AND VINCENT DAUBIN -- 13 Ernst Mayr and the Modern Concept of Species--KEVIN DE QUEIROZ -- Part IV--GENOMIC APPROACHES AND NEW INSIGHTS ON DIVERSITY -- 14 Decoding the Genomic Tree of Life--ANNE B. SIMONSON, JACQUELINE A. SERVIN, RYAN G. SKOPHAMMER, CRAIG W. HERBOLD, MARIA C. RIVERA, AND JAMES A. LAKE -- 15 Prospects for Identifying Functional Variation Across the Genome--STUART J. MACDONALD AND ANTHONY D. LONG -- 16 Genetics and Genomics of Drosophila Mating Behavior--TRUDY F. C. MACKAY, STEFANIE L. HEINSOHN, RICHARD F. LYMAN, AMANDA J. MOEHRING, THEODORE J. MORGAN, AND STEPHANIE M. ROLLMANN -- 17 Genomes, Phylogeny, and Evolutionary Systems Biology--MÓNICA MEDINA -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807871003321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2005 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tempo and mode in evolution [[electronic resource] ] : genetics and paleontology 50 years after Simpson / / Walter M. Fitch, Francisco J. Ayala, editors
| Tempo and mode in evolution [[electronic resource] ] : genetics and paleontology 50 years after Simpson / / Walter M. Fitch, Francisco J. Ayala, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
| Disciplina | 575 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FitchWalter M. <1929-2011.>
AyalaFrancisco José <1934-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Evolution (Biology)
Genetics Paleontology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-19329-8
9786610193295 0-309-55267-2 0-585-03722-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Tempo And Mode In Evolution""; ""Copyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Contents""; ""PART I EARLY LIFE""; ""1 Tempo, Mode, the Progenote, and the Universal Root""; ""STAGES IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE CELLULAR INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM""; ""THE BASIC KINDS OF LIVING THINGS""; ""THE WOESIAN REVOLUTION""; ""ROOTING THE UNIVERSAL TREE""; ""IMPLICATIONS OF THE ROOTING FOR AN UNDERSTANDING OF TEMPO AND MODE IN EARLY CELLULAR EVOLUTION""; ""But Is the Rooting Right?""; ""Where Next?""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""
""2 Phylogeny from Function: The Origin of tRNA Is in Replication, not Translation""""METHODS""; ""RESULTS AND DISCUSSION""; ""CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""; ""3 Disparate Rates, Differing Fates: Tempo and Mode of Evolutionm Changed from the Precambrian to the Phanerozoic""; ""TEMPOS OF EVOLUTION""; ""CYANOBACTERIAL HYPOBRADYTELY""; ""SURVIVAL OF THE ECOLOGICALLY UNSPECIALIZED""; ""A BIPARTITE VIEW OF THE HISTORY OF LIFE""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""; ""4 Proterozoic and Early Cambrian Protists: Evidence for Accelerating Evolutionary Tempo"" ""THE NATURE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE RECORD""""EARLY EUKARYOTIC FOSSILS: A NARRATIVE RECORD""; ""ESTIMATES OF EVOLUTIONARY TEMPO""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""; ""PART II MACROEVOLUTION""; ""5 Late Precambrian Bilaterians: Grades and Clades""; ""APPEARANCE OF PHYLA IN THE FOSSIL RECORD""; ""THE RISE OF BODY-PLAN COMPLEXITY""; ""PHYLOGENETIC MODELS AND BODY PLANS""; ""TEMPO AND MODE AND BODY PLANS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""; ""6 The Role of Extinction in Evolution""; ""CHARLES DARWIN ON EXTINCTION""; ""GEORGE GAYLORD SIMPSON ON EXTINCTION"" ""THE RECORD OF EXTINCTION""""EPISODES OF EXTINCTION""; ""SELECTIVITY""; ""CAUSES OF EXTINCTION""; ""THE ROLE OF EXTINCTION""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""; ""7 Tempo and Mode in the Macroevolutionary Reconstruction of Darwinism""; ""DARWIN'S UNIFORMITARIANISM AND THE DOWNGRADING OF MACROEVOLUTION""; ""TEMPO AND MODE: A POTENTIAL SOLUTION UNDERMINED""; ""A SOLUTION IN BONDED INDEPENDENCE""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""8 Morphological Evolution Through Complex Domains of Fitness""; ""PLANTS AS A VENUE FOR SIMULATED WALKS""; ""SINGLE- VERSUS MULTI-TASK WALKS"" ""WEAKNESSES AND STRENGTHS OF SIMULATED WALKS""""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""PART III HUMAN EVOLUTION""; ""9 Tempo and Mode in Human Evolution""; ""SPECIES, CLADES, AND PHYLOGENY""; ""BIPEDALISM AND THE POSTCRANIUM""; ""MASTICATION""; ""ENCEPHALIZATION""; ""STASIS, PUNCTUATION, AND TRENDS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""; ""10 Molecular Genetics of Speciation and Human Origins""; ""SPECIATION BY FOUNDER EFFECT""; ""THE MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX""; ""TRANS-SPECIFIC POLYMORPHISMS""; ""EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF THE DRB1 GENE LOCUS""; ""PERSISTENCE OF POLYMORPHISMS"" ""EVOLUTIONARY SUBSTITUTIONS AND COALESCENCE THEORY"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456253003321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tempo and mode in evolution [[electronic resource] ] : genetics and paleontology 50 years after Simpson / / Walter M. Fitch, Francisco J. Ayala, editors
| Tempo and mode in evolution [[electronic resource] ] : genetics and paleontology 50 years after Simpson / / Walter M. Fitch, Francisco J. Ayala, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
| Disciplina | 575 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FitchWalter M. <1929-2011.>
AyalaFrancisco J <1934-2023.> (Francisco José) |
| Soggetto topico |
Evolution (Biology)
Genetics Paleontology |
| ISBN |
0-309-17649-2
1-280-19329-8 9786610193295 0-309-55267-2 0-585-03722-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Tempo And Mode In Evolution""; ""Copyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Contents""; ""PART I EARLY LIFE""; ""1 Tempo, Mode, the Progenote, and the Universal Root""; ""STAGES IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE CELLULAR INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM""; ""THE BASIC KINDS OF LIVING THINGS""; ""THE WOESIAN REVOLUTION""; ""ROOTING THE UNIVERSAL TREE""; ""IMPLICATIONS OF THE ROOTING FOR AN UNDERSTANDING OF TEMPO AND MODE IN EARLY CELLULAR EVOLUTION""; ""But Is the Rooting Right?""; ""Where Next?""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""
""2 Phylogeny from Function: The Origin of tRNA Is in Replication, not Translation""""METHODS""; ""RESULTS AND DISCUSSION""; ""CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""; ""3 Disparate Rates, Differing Fates: Tempo and Mode of Evolutionm Changed from the Precambrian to the Phanerozoic""; ""TEMPOS OF EVOLUTION""; ""CYANOBACTERIAL HYPOBRADYTELY""; ""SURVIVAL OF THE ECOLOGICALLY UNSPECIALIZED""; ""A BIPARTITE VIEW OF THE HISTORY OF LIFE""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""; ""4 Proterozoic and Early Cambrian Protists: Evidence for Accelerating Evolutionary Tempo"" ""THE NATURE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE RECORD""""EARLY EUKARYOTIC FOSSILS: A NARRATIVE RECORD""; ""ESTIMATES OF EVOLUTIONARY TEMPO""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""; ""PART II MACROEVOLUTION""; ""5 Late Precambrian Bilaterians: Grades and Clades""; ""APPEARANCE OF PHYLA IN THE FOSSIL RECORD""; ""THE RISE OF BODY-PLAN COMPLEXITY""; ""PHYLOGENETIC MODELS AND BODY PLANS""; ""TEMPO AND MODE AND BODY PLANS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""; ""6 The Role of Extinction in Evolution""; ""CHARLES DARWIN ON EXTINCTION""; ""GEORGE GAYLORD SIMPSON ON EXTINCTION"" ""THE RECORD OF EXTINCTION""""EPISODES OF EXTINCTION""; ""SELECTIVITY""; ""CAUSES OF EXTINCTION""; ""THE ROLE OF EXTINCTION""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""; ""7 Tempo and Mode in the Macroevolutionary Reconstruction of Darwinism""; ""DARWIN'S UNIFORMITARIANISM AND THE DOWNGRADING OF MACROEVOLUTION""; ""TEMPO AND MODE: A POTENTIAL SOLUTION UNDERMINED""; ""A SOLUTION IN BONDED INDEPENDENCE""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""8 Morphological Evolution Through Complex Domains of Fitness""; ""PLANTS AS A VENUE FOR SIMULATED WALKS""; ""SINGLE- VERSUS MULTI-TASK WALKS"" ""WEAKNESSES AND STRENGTHS OF SIMULATED WALKS""""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""PART III HUMAN EVOLUTION""; ""9 Tempo and Mode in Human Evolution""; ""SPECIES, CLADES, AND PHYLOGENY""; ""BIPEDALISM AND THE POSTCRANIUM""; ""MASTICATION""; ""ENCEPHALIZATION""; ""STASIS, PUNCTUATION, AND TRENDS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""; ""10 Molecular Genetics of Speciation and Human Origins""; ""SPECIATION BY FOUNDER EFFECT""; ""THE MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX""; ""TRANS-SPECIFIC POLYMORPHISMS""; ""EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF THE DRB1 GENE LOCUS""; ""PERSISTENCE OF POLYMORPHISMS"" ""EVOLUTIONARY SUBSTITUTIONS AND COALESCENCE THEORY"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778765503321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tempo and mode in evolution [[electronic resource] ] : genetics and paleontology 50 years after Simpson / / Walter M. Fitch, Francisco J. Ayala, editors
| Tempo and mode in evolution [[electronic resource] ] : genetics and paleontology 50 years after Simpson / / Walter M. Fitch, Francisco J. Ayala, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
| Disciplina | 575 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FitchWalter M. <1929-2011.>
AyalaFrancisco J <1934-2023.> (Francisco José) |
| Soggetto topico |
Evolution (Biology)
Genetics Paleontology |
| ISBN |
0-309-17649-2
1-280-19329-8 9786610193295 0-309-55267-2 0-585-03722-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Tempo And Mode In Evolution""; ""Copyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Contents""; ""PART I EARLY LIFE""; ""1 Tempo, Mode, the Progenote, and the Universal Root""; ""STAGES IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE CELLULAR INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM""; ""THE BASIC KINDS OF LIVING THINGS""; ""THE WOESIAN REVOLUTION""; ""ROOTING THE UNIVERSAL TREE""; ""IMPLICATIONS OF THE ROOTING FOR AN UNDERSTANDING OF TEMPO AND MODE IN EARLY CELLULAR EVOLUTION""; ""But Is the Rooting Right?""; ""Where Next?""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""
""2 Phylogeny from Function: The Origin of tRNA Is in Replication, not Translation""""METHODS""; ""RESULTS AND DISCUSSION""; ""CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""; ""3 Disparate Rates, Differing Fates: Tempo and Mode of Evolutionm Changed from the Precambrian to the Phanerozoic""; ""TEMPOS OF EVOLUTION""; ""CYANOBACTERIAL HYPOBRADYTELY""; ""SURVIVAL OF THE ECOLOGICALLY UNSPECIALIZED""; ""A BIPARTITE VIEW OF THE HISTORY OF LIFE""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""; ""4 Proterozoic and Early Cambrian Protists: Evidence for Accelerating Evolutionary Tempo"" ""THE NATURE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE RECORD""""EARLY EUKARYOTIC FOSSILS: A NARRATIVE RECORD""; ""ESTIMATES OF EVOLUTIONARY TEMPO""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""; ""PART II MACROEVOLUTION""; ""5 Late Precambrian Bilaterians: Grades and Clades""; ""APPEARANCE OF PHYLA IN THE FOSSIL RECORD""; ""THE RISE OF BODY-PLAN COMPLEXITY""; ""PHYLOGENETIC MODELS AND BODY PLANS""; ""TEMPO AND MODE AND BODY PLANS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""; ""6 The Role of Extinction in Evolution""; ""CHARLES DARWIN ON EXTINCTION""; ""GEORGE GAYLORD SIMPSON ON EXTINCTION"" ""THE RECORD OF EXTINCTION""""EPISODES OF EXTINCTION""; ""SELECTIVITY""; ""CAUSES OF EXTINCTION""; ""THE ROLE OF EXTINCTION""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""; ""7 Tempo and Mode in the Macroevolutionary Reconstruction of Darwinism""; ""DARWIN'S UNIFORMITARIANISM AND THE DOWNGRADING OF MACROEVOLUTION""; ""TEMPO AND MODE: A POTENTIAL SOLUTION UNDERMINED""; ""A SOLUTION IN BONDED INDEPENDENCE""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""8 Morphological Evolution Through Complex Domains of Fitness""; ""PLANTS AS A VENUE FOR SIMULATED WALKS""; ""SINGLE- VERSUS MULTI-TASK WALKS"" ""WEAKNESSES AND STRENGTHS OF SIMULATED WALKS""""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""PART III HUMAN EVOLUTION""; ""9 Tempo and Mode in Human Evolution""; ""SPECIES, CLADES, AND PHYLOGENY""; ""BIPEDALISM AND THE POSTCRANIUM""; ""MASTICATION""; ""ENCEPHALIZATION""; ""STASIS, PUNCTUATION, AND TRENDS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""; ""10 Molecular Genetics of Speciation and Human Origins""; ""SPECIATION BY FOUNDER EFFECT""; ""THE MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX""; ""TRANS-SPECIFIC POLYMORPHISMS""; ""EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF THE DRB1 GENE LOCUS""; ""PERSISTENCE OF POLYMORPHISMS"" ""EVOLUTIONARY SUBSTITUTIONS AND COALESCENCE THEORY"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817171103321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Variation and evolution in plants and microorganisms [[electronic resource] ] : toward a new synthesis 50 years after Stebbins / / Francisco J. Ayala, Walter M. Fitch, and Michael T. Clegg, editors
| Variation and evolution in plants and microorganisms [[electronic resource] ] : toward a new synthesis 50 years after Stebbins / / Francisco J. Ayala, Walter M. Fitch, and Michael T. Clegg, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
| Disciplina | 581.3/8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AyalaFrancisco José <1934->
FitchWalter M. <1929-2011.> CleggMichael T. <1941-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Plants - Evolution
Plants - Variation |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-309-50188-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Part I EARLY EVOLUTION AND THE ORIGIN OF CELLS""; ""1 G. Ledyard Stebbins (1906�2000) � An Appreciation""; ""2 Solution to Darwin�s Dilemma: Discovery of the Missing Precambrian Record of Life""; ""3 The Chimeric Eukaryote: Origin of the Nucleus from the Karyomastigont in Amitochondriate Protists""; ""4 Dynamic Evolution of Plant Mitochondrial Genomes: Mobile Genes and Introns and Highly Variable Mutation Rates""; ""Part II VIRAL AND BACTERIAL MODELS""; ""5 The Evolution of RNA Viruses: A Population Genetics View""
""6 Effects of Passage History and Sampling Bias on Phylogenetic Reconstruction of Human Influenza A Evolution""""7 Bacteria are Different: Observations, Interpretations, Speculations, and Opinions About the Mechanisms of Adaptive Evolution in Prokaryotes""; ""Part III PROTOCTIST MODELS""; ""8 Evolution of RNA Editing in Trypanosome Mitochondria""; ""9 Population Structure and Recent Evolution of Plasmodium falciparum""; ""Part IV POPULATION VARIATION""; ""10 Transposons and Genome Evolution in Plants""; ""11 Maize as a Model for the Evolution of Plant Nuclear Genomes"" ""12 Flower Color Variation: A Model for the Experimental Study of Evolution""""13 Gene Genealogies and Population Variation in Plants""; ""Part V TRENDS AND PATTERNS IN PLANT EVOLUTION""; ""14 Toward a New Synthesis: Major Evolutionary Trends in the Angiosperm Fossil Record""; ""15 Reproductive Systems and Evolution in Vascular Plants""; ""16 Hybridization as a Stimulus for the Evolution of Invasiveness in Plants?""; ""17 The Role of Genetic and Genomic Attributes in the Success of Polyploids""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456062803321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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