The Role of Phylogenetic History in the Evolution of Contemporary Avian Mating and Parental Care Systems

Pages: 1 - 46
Published: Jan 1, 1993
Abstract
Although adaptation via natural selection is accepted by evolutionary biologists as the primary basis for the great diversity of functional traits exhibited by organisms, its potency does have limitations. Wilson (1975:32) refers to the limits to evolutionary change or the relative difficulty of altering rates of evolutionary change as phylogenetic inertia and points out that this inertia imposes constraints on the evolution of new adaptations....
Paper Details
Title
The Role of Phylogenetic History in the Evolution of Contemporary Avian Mating and Parental Care Systems
Published Date
Jan 1, 1993
Journal
Pages
1 - 46
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