Search for dissertations about: "Mackinnonia"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the word Mackinnonia.

  2. 1. Morphometric analysis of Cambrian fossils and its evolutionary significance

    Author : Illiam Jackson; Graham Budd; Jorijntje Henderiks; Richard Mann; Nigel Hughes; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Extended Evolutionary Synthesis; phenotypic plasticity; genetic assimilation; phenotypic accommodation; Agnostus pisiformis; Mackinnonia; elliptical fourier analysis; species concept;

    Abstract : The Extended Evolutionary Synthesis (EES) is currently emerging as a theoretical alternative to the Modern Synthesis (MS) in which to frame evolutionary observations and interpretations. These alternative frameworks differ fundamentally in their understanding of the relative roles of the genotype, phenotype, development and environment in evolutionary processes and patterns. READ MORE

  4. 2. Cambrian Series 2 (Stages 3-4) Small Shelly Fossils from East Antarctica

    Author : Thomas Claybourn; Lars Holmer; Christian Skovsted; Glenn Brock; Graham Budd; Jan Ove Ebbestad; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : An assemblage of Cambrian Series 2, Stages 3-4 small shelly fossils has been recovered from the Shackleton Limestone and Holyoake Formations of East Antarctica. Small shelly fossils from the early Cambrian are an important window into the world of Cambrian palaeobiology, biostratigraphy and biogeography. READ MORE