Evolution as a ProcessJulian Huxley The evolutionary process; The evolution of metazoa; The evolution of tropical forest; Allaesthetic selection andits evolutionary aspects; Evolution and bird sociality; Retrospect of the criticisms of the theory of natural selection; Problems in the evolution of geographical races; The statics of evolution; Escape from specialization; The evolution of reproductive rates. |
Contents
G R DE BEER The Evolution of Metazoa | 24 |
HUGH B COTT Allaesthetic Selection and | 47 |
JAMES FISHER Evolution and Bird | 71 |
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Evolution as a Process Julian Huxley,Sir Alister Clavering Hardy,Edmund Brisco Ford Snippet view - 1958 |
Evolution as a Process Julian Huxley,Sir Alister Clavering Hardy,Edmund Brisco Ford Snippet view - 1958 |
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adaptation adaptive radiation adult allaesthetic alleles Amphioxus animals apes arillate Australopithecine become behaviour biological birds bone brain breeding cells cent characters clutch-size Coelenterata colonies colour vision cones correlation Ctenophora cuckoo display Dobzhansky Drosophila ecological effects eggs environment evidence evolution evolved fact favourable female Fisher forest fossil function Garstang gene-complex gene-flow genes genetic gentes glenoid cavity gorilla groups habitat heredity hominid human Huxley individuals insects isolation large number larger larva London lower male mammals mandible Metazoa mimicry molar movement muscles mutation natural selection neoteny nervous system nest nuchal occipital occipital condyles occur organism origin paedomorphosis Paranthropus particular pattern Plesianthropus polymorphic populations possible primitive probably Proc produce R. A. Fisher receptors relation relative reproductive resemblance result rods sagittal crest selective value sexual similar skull social species structure teeth theory Tinbergen Turbellaria variation vertebrates visual young Zool