Adaptation and the Evolution of Physiological Characters
Comprehensive physiologyPublished 1 December 1997
Albert F. Bennett
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Abstract
Abstract The sections in this article are: The Many Meanings of “Adaptation” Criticisms of Adaptive Interpretations Alternatives to Adaptive Explanations Historical Inheritance Developmental Pattern and Constraint Physical and Biomechanical Correlation Phenotypic Size Correlation Genetic Correlation Chance Fixation Studying The Evolution of Physiological Characters Macroevolutionary Studies Microevolutionary Studies Incorporating an Evolutionary Perspective into Physiological Studies
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