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Evolutionary Pathways in Nature: A Phylogenetic Approach » (1st Edition)

Authors: John C. Avise
ISBN-13: 9780521674171, ISBN-10: 0521674174
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: May 2006
Edition: 1st Edition

John C. Avise is a Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Irvine.

Uses phylogenetic analyses to understand evolutionary pathways; packed with fascinating examples from across the animal kingdom.

1	Introduction	1
2	Anatomical structures and morphologies	19
3	Body colorations	52
4	Sexual features and reproductive lifestyles	77
5	More behaviors and ecologies	114
6	Cellular, physiological, and genetic traits	153
7	Geographical distributions	190
App	A primer on phylogenetic character mapping