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748 Index<br />

reproductive development 575, 576, 577<br />

reproductive fitness 287–8<br />

reproductive isolation 53, 357, 688<br />

divergence 489<br />

in allopatric populations 383–4, 385,<br />

386–9<br />

genes causing 415–17<br />

geographically distant population crossing<br />

387–9<br />

pleiotropy 386–7<br />

reinforcement by natural selection 399–401<br />

separately evolving populations 384, 385,<br />

386<br />

species 53, 382<br />

see also postzygotic isolation; prezygotic<br />

isolation<br />

reproductive success 86<br />

sex ratios 338<br />

variation 85–7<br />

see also fitness<br />

reptiles 65–6, 542<br />

ancestral homologies 432<br />

biogeography 494<br />

classification 476<br />

intermediates in fossil record 55<br />

jaw 544, 545<br />

mammal origins 544, 545, 551<br />

origin 542<br />

phylogenetic relations 482<br />

with birds 426, 427<br />

respiration, aerobic 533<br />

restriction enzymes 84<br />

restriction fragment length polymorphisms<br />

(RFLPs) 84<br />

reverse transcriptase 31, 45, 46, 75–6<br />

Rhagoletis pomonella (tephritid fly) 412, 413<br />

rheas 9<br />

Rhizosolenia (diatom) 64<br />

rhodopsin 24<br />

ribonucleic acid see RNA<br />

ribosomal protein S14 (rps 14) 563<br />

ribosomal RNA (rRNA) 25, 688<br />

genes in mitochondria 450, 451<br />

ribozyme 530<br />

Richards, O.W. 17<br />

ring species 50–3, 349–50, Plate 1<br />

definition 688<br />

reproductive isolation 388–9<br />

RNA 25, 688<br />

origin 530<br />

RNA polymerases 530<br />

RNA viruses 31, 32, 455<br />

mutation rate 530<br />

RNA world 530<br />

Robson, G.C. 17<br />

rocks<br />

absolute dates 658<br />

oldest known 530<br />

rodents 513<br />

roots 539<br />

rotifers<br />

bdelloid 319, 372<br />

monogont 372<br />

rudimentary stages 262–3<br />

ruminants, lysozyme 186–7<br />

runaway process 329–30, 331, 332–4<br />

salamander see Ambystoma mexicanum<br />

(axolotl); Ensatina (salamander);<br />

Plethodon (salamander)<br />

salmon 76, 78<br />

tail shape 574<br />

salsify 405<br />

Scarus (fish) 577, 578<br />

Scheelea palm 273–4<br />

Sclater, Philip Lutley 494<br />

Sdic gene 211–12<br />

sea cow, Steller’s 646<br />

sea level change 654–5<br />

sedge seeds 80–1<br />

sedimentary rocks<br />

fossils 524–5<br />

record quality and extinction rate 657–8,<br />

659–60<br />

seed feeding<br />

beak size of finches 223–5, 240–1<br />

size distribution 248<br />

seed plants 539<br />

seedcracker, black-bellied see Pyrenestes<br />

ostrinus (African finch)<br />

segregation 34<br />

distortion 294–5, 305–6<br />

independent 37<br />

segregation disorder gene 294–5<br />

segregational load 162–3<br />

selection see kin selection; natural selection;<br />

sexual selection; species, selection<br />

selection coefficient 104, 106, 110<br />

DDT-susceptible mosquitoes 116<br />

frequency distribution 156–7<br />

negative 157<br />

selectionist theories 157, 158, 159, 688<br />

protein evolution 178<br />

selection–mutation equilibrium 249<br />

selective constraint 187–9<br />

selective neutrality 138<br />

selective sweep 210–12, 213, 688<br />

self-fertilization 147–8, 149<br />

The Selfish Gene (Dawkins) 307<br />

selfish traits 298, 302<br />

separate creation see creationism<br />

Sepkoski, J.J. 648, 649, 674, 675–6<br />

sequence evolution model 443, 444, 445<br />

cophylogenies 619–20<br />

sex<br />

mutational theory 320–1<br />

non-reproductive 314–15<br />

sex chromosomes 33, 688<br />

sex ratio 337–41<br />

bias 338, 339–41<br />

effective population size 152<br />

sexual characters<br />

costly 329–35<br />

deleterious 327–8<br />

primary/secondary 328<br />

sexual dimorphism<br />

mating systems 271–2<br />

polygyny 329<br />

primates 546–7<br />

sexual reproduction<br />

adaptations 314–43<br />

coevolution of parasite/host 323–5, 326,<br />

327<br />

costs 314–15<br />

deleterious mutation reduction 320–3<br />

evolution rate 316–18<br />

female choice 329–35<br />

group selection 318–20<br />

mutation rate 316–18<br />

short-term advantages 320–5, 326, 327<br />

sexual selection 688<br />

female choice 328–9<br />

male competition 328–9<br />

mating preference 358<br />

runaway process 330, 331<br />

speciation 413–15<br />

theory of 327–37<br />

shared specific mate recognition system<br />

(SMRS) 352<br />

shark, Port Jackson 167<br />

Sheldon, P.R. 605<br />

shells<br />

defence adaptations 635–6<br />

fossil larval morphological regions 661<br />

repair 635<br />

shape analysis 277–9, 577<br />

thickness 634<br />

shifting balance theory 216–19, 267<br />

Shigella, genome reduction 562<br />

short interspersed elements (SINEs) 567<br />

sibling species 368, 375<br />

sickle cell anemia<br />

fitness estimation 120, 126<br />

global incidence 124–5<br />

heterozygous advantage 124–7<br />

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