Homoplasy : the recurrence of similarity in evolution /: the recurrence of similarity in evolution. (©1996)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Michael J. Sanderson, Larry Hufford.
• Other Names: Sanderson, Michael J; Hufford, Larry, 1958-
• Contents: Explanations of homoplasy at different levels of biological organization -- Homoplasy connections and disconnections: genes and species, molecules and morphology -- Relationship between homoplasy and confidence in a phylogenetic tree -- Nonfloral homoplasy and evolutionary scenarios in living and fossil land plants -- Behavioral characters and homoplasy: perception versus practice -- Measures of homoplasy -- Measurement of homoplasy: a stochastic view -- Complexity and homoplasy -- Exaptation, adaptation, and homoplasy: evolution of ecological traits in Dalechampia vines -- Patterns of homplasy in behavioral evolution -- Ontogenetic evolution, clade diversification, and homoplasy -- Homoplasy in angiosperm flowers -- Homoplasy and the evolutionary process: an afterword.
• Publisher Details: San Diego : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Copyright Date: 1996
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxv, 339 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 575; Homoplasy; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Evolution; Homoplasy; Evolucao (teoria); Evolutie; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080534114; 0080534112; 9780126180305
• Related ISBNs: 012618030X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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