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Process and pattern in evolution

Title
Process and pattern in evolution [by] Terrell H. Hamilton.
Author
Hamilton, Terrell H.
Publication
New York, Macmillan [1967]

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Description
x, 118 pages illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Series Statement
Current concepts in biology
Uniform Title
Current concepts in biology
Subject
  • Evolution (Biology)
  • Evolution
  • Biological Evolution
  • evolution
  • Evolution
  • Evolucao (Teoria)
  • Évolution (biologie)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographies.
Contents
The Darwin-Wallace concept of evolution by natural selection -- The nature and sources of individual genetic variations : The nature of variation ; Sources of new variation ; Conclusion -- Natural selection in relation to the genetics and ecology of natural populations : Genetics of natural populations ; Ecology of natural populations ; Equilibrium and the natural regulation of species abundance ; Conclusion -- Adaptations: patterns in the response of populations to natural selection : Selection pressures ; Rapid adaptation by directional selection ; Trends in adaptation ; Conclusion -- The origins of species and species differences : Geographic isolation as prerequisite for speciation ; Interspecific interactions ; Origin of species-specific characters ; Conclusion -- The species as the keystone of evolution : Adaptive differences between bird species ; Adaptive radiation ; Individual versus group selection ; The species as the major unit of evolution.
LCCN
67018123
OCLC
  • ocm00256812
  • 256812
  • SCSB-272263
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library