Homoplasy: The Recurrence of Similarity in Evolution
Michael J. Sanderson, Larry Hufford
Why do unrelated organisms sometimes appear almost identical in details of the anatomy, behavior, physiology, and ecology? Homoplasy assembles leaders in evolutionary biology to explore issues of parallelism, convergence, and reversals. This innovative book is certain to provoke discussion of homoplasy compelling evidence for particular theories of evolutionary change Key Features * The first book on this increasingly interesting subject * Includes authoritative treatments from leading experts expressing a variety of viewpoints
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Ano:
1996
Edição:
1st
Editora:
Academic Press
Idioma:
english
Páginas:
367
ISBN 10:
012618030X
ISBN 13:
9780126180305
Arquivo:
PDF, 17.16 MB
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english, 1996