| Description |
1 online resource (x, 286 pages) : illustrations, charts |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Anatomical structures and morphologies -- Body colorations -- Sexual features and reproductive lifestyles -- More behaviors and ecologies -- Cellular, physiological, and genetic traits -- Geographical distributions -- Appendix: A primer on phylogenetic character mapping |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-278) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Phylogeny.
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Evolution (Biology)
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Phylogeny
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Biological Evolution
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evolution.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Microbiology.
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Evolution (Biology)
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Phylogeny
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nicholson, Trudy H.
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| LC no. |
2006298239 |
| ISBN |
0511219318 |
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9780511219313 |
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0521857538 |
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0521674174 |
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9780521857536 |
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9780521674171 |
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9780511221286 |
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0511221282 |
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0511219997 |
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9780511219993 |
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0511220510 |
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9780511220517 |
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9780511606939 |
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0511606931 |
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