The Robust Australopithecines: Evidence for the genus Paranthropus
... Homo followed turned out to be very different from that of Paranthropus. It can be argued that the key variable in the endurance and survival of the australopithecines and Homo was 'culture' and the paranthropines were lacking in this ability for culture. Although the environmental pressures resulte ...
... Homo followed turned out to be very different from that of Paranthropus. It can be argued that the key variable in the endurance and survival of the australopithecines and Homo was 'culture' and the paranthropines were lacking in this ability for culture. Although the environmental pressures resulte ...
THE PHYLOGENETIC DISTRIBUTION OF A FEMALE PREFERENCE
... for a male trait exists; that is, mate choice model demonstrate that in some cases a rewill favor the male trait if it arises. Muta- sponse to certain patterns not previously tions that occur at low frequencies and re- encountered can be stronger than a result in new male traits may be lost before s ...
... for a male trait exists; that is, mate choice model demonstrate that in some cases a rewill favor the male trait if it arises. Muta- sponse to certain patterns not previously tions that occur at low frequencies and re- encountered can be stronger than a result in new male traits may be lost before s ...
- Wiley Online Library
... The ecological phenotype, z, determines the resources that an individual can exploit. Examples of ecological phenotypes in nature include habitat preference (which determines the resources an individual encounters) and gape width (which determines the size of the food particles an individual can ing ...
... The ecological phenotype, z, determines the resources that an individual can exploit. Examples of ecological phenotypes in nature include habitat preference (which determines the resources an individual encounters) and gape width (which determines the size of the food particles an individual can ing ...
PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATION IN LABORATORY ENVIRONMENTS
... including acute selection for performance at extreme temperatures and laboratory natural selection of populations maintained continuously at moderately high or low temperatures. Despite the different methodologies, selection experiments highlight the ample genetic variation for thermal resistance. D ...
... including acute selection for performance at extreme temperatures and laboratory natural selection of populations maintained continuously at moderately high or low temperatures. Despite the different methodologies, selection experiments highlight the ample genetic variation for thermal resistance. D ...
CONRAD AND MALINOWSKI: THE PREDICAMENT OF CULTURE
... idea of perfection is quite similar to the idea of progress and development. That is why we can agree with Stocking that Tylor “...simply took the contemporary humanist idea of culture and fitted it into the framework of progressive social evolutionism.”20 There is also another similarity between Arn ...
... idea of perfection is quite similar to the idea of progress and development. That is why we can agree with Stocking that Tylor “...simply took the contemporary humanist idea of culture and fitted it into the framework of progressive social evolutionism.”20 There is also another similarity between Arn ...
Interaction-based evolution: how natural selection and nonrandom
... Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ...
... Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ...
Final Exam
... SAQ #1. Please state and BRIEFLY explain the major objectives of this course in evolution. Recall there were 5 objectives in all, and the 5th one is given below. I need the other 4. #1. – (4 pts.) #2. – (4 pts.) #3. – (4 pts.) #4. – (4 pts.) #5. – Understand the Uses and Effects of the Theory of Evo ...
... SAQ #1. Please state and BRIEFLY explain the major objectives of this course in evolution. Recall there were 5 objectives in all, and the 5th one is given below. I need the other 4. #1. – (4 pts.) #2. – (4 pts.) #3. – (4 pts.) #4. – (4 pts.) #5. – Understand the Uses and Effects of the Theory of Evo ...
Mollie K. Manier: Evolution Faculty Search
... My research explores the causes and consequences of adaptive divergence in reproductive traits with a focus on the functional significance of morphological variation. My research program asks (1) if microevolution of sperm competition mechanisms within species can predict interspecific incompatibili ...
... My research explores the causes and consequences of adaptive divergence in reproductive traits with a focus on the functional significance of morphological variation. My research program asks (1) if microevolution of sperm competition mechanisms within species can predict interspecific incompatibili ...
Developmental buffering: how many genes?
... Although most studies of Hsp90 and phenotypic variability have been conducted in Drosophila, similar patterns appear also to hold for other organisms. In zebrafish, pharmacological inhibition and knockdown of Hsp90 induced a range of specific abnormalities depending on the genotype (Yeyati et al. 2007 ...
... Although most studies of Hsp90 and phenotypic variability have been conducted in Drosophila, similar patterns appear also to hold for other organisms. In zebrafish, pharmacological inhibition and knockdown of Hsp90 induced a range of specific abnormalities depending on the genotype (Yeyati et al. 2007 ...
Consulta: subjectFacets:"Mediterranean country" Registros
... This study reports on the analysis of 21 local melon cultivars (Cucumis melo L.) collected in the South of Tunisia which were compared to three modern melon cultivars widely-grown in this area. The analysis was based on the morphological characterization of fruits. Modern cultivars were significantl ...
... This study reports on the analysis of 21 local melon cultivars (Cucumis melo L.) collected in the South of Tunisia which were compared to three modern melon cultivars widely-grown in this area. The analysis was based on the morphological characterization of fruits. Modern cultivars were significantl ...
Adaptive Dynamics with Interaction Structure.
... Smith and Price 1973) and on frequency dynamics in infinite populations (Taylor and Jonker 1978), much recent attention has been devoted to individual-based evolutionary game models (IBEG models) in which births, deaths, game interactions, and other events are represented explicitly (Nowak and May 1 ...
... Smith and Price 1973) and on frequency dynamics in infinite populations (Taylor and Jonker 1978), much recent attention has been devoted to individual-based evolutionary game models (IBEG models) in which births, deaths, game interactions, and other events are represented explicitly (Nowak and May 1 ...
The formal Darwinism project: a mid
... equation as the equation of motion, as it can simultaneously represent diploidy, haploidy and haplodiploidy (and indeed ploidy that varies individually); sexual and asexual reproduction (and mixtures); one-locus, twolocus, few-locus and many-locus models; and takes the same form in the presence of e ...
... equation as the equation of motion, as it can simultaneously represent diploidy, haploidy and haplodiploidy (and indeed ploidy that varies individually); sexual and asexual reproduction (and mixtures); one-locus, twolocus, few-locus and many-locus models; and takes the same form in the presence of e ...
File - Data Mining and Soft computing techniques
... The origin of evolutionary algorithms was an attempt to mimic some of the processes taking place in natural evolution. Although the details of biological evolution are not completely understood (even nowadays), there exist some points supported by a strong experimental evidence: Evolution is a proce ...
... The origin of evolutionary algorithms was an attempt to mimic some of the processes taking place in natural evolution. Although the details of biological evolution are not completely understood (even nowadays), there exist some points supported by a strong experimental evidence: Evolution is a proce ...
THE USE OF MOLECULAR GENETICS IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF
... The use of molecular genetics in selection programmes rests on the ability to determine the genotype of individuals for causal mutations or indirect markers using DNA analysis. This information is then used to assess the genetic value of the individual, which can be captured in a MOLECULAR SCORE tha ...
... The use of molecular genetics in selection programmes rests on the ability to determine the genotype of individuals for causal mutations or indirect markers using DNA analysis. This information is then used to assess the genetic value of the individual, which can be captured in a MOLECULAR SCORE tha ...
Compatible genetic and ecological estimates of dispersal rates in
... lifetimes, although infrequent dispersal over 1 km has been recorded (Hunger & Röske 2001; Purse et al. 2003; Watts et al. 2004a). Accordingly, in the absence of landscape features that restrict movement, IBD genetic structure develops within large (a few kilometres) habitat patches (Watts et al. 20 ...
... lifetimes, although infrequent dispersal over 1 km has been recorded (Hunger & Röske 2001; Purse et al. 2003; Watts et al. 2004a). Accordingly, in the absence of landscape features that restrict movement, IBD genetic structure develops within large (a few kilometres) habitat patches (Watts et al. 20 ...
How Life Began – Evolution`s Three Geneses
... Meinesz sets the tone of the book in chapter one when he talks about a friend’s determination to retain ownership of land in which some of the oldest prehistoric cave paintings are found. It is a metaphor perhaps for our common ownership of our past, for Meinesz goes on to discuss the various creat ...
... Meinesz sets the tone of the book in chapter one when he talks about a friend’s determination to retain ownership of land in which some of the oldest prehistoric cave paintings are found. It is a metaphor perhaps for our common ownership of our past, for Meinesz goes on to discuss the various creat ...
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... Native range (Vietnam, right), versus an introduced population (the island of Réunion, left) (from L. Amsellem et al. 2000. Mol. Ecol. 9: 443-455. ...
... Native range (Vietnam, right), versus an introduced population (the island of Réunion, left) (from L. Amsellem et al. 2000. Mol. Ecol. 9: 443-455. ...
proximate-ultimate-ms-feb2014 (Harvard) - Philsci
... have been debating how the distinction (here abbreviated as PUD) should be understood, what conceptual work it does, and how it can illuminate debates about issues such as niche construction and evolutionary developmental biology (Laland et al 2011; Laland et al 2012; Haig 2013; Dickins, & Barton 20 ...
... have been debating how the distinction (here abbreviated as PUD) should be understood, what conceptual work it does, and how it can illuminate debates about issues such as niche construction and evolutionary developmental biology (Laland et al 2011; Laland et al 2012; Haig 2013; Dickins, & Barton 20 ...
Mutations and quantitative genetic variation: lessons from Drosophila
... A central issue in evolutionary quantitative genetics is to understand how genetic variation for quantitative traits is maintained in natural populations. Estimates of genetic variation and of genetic correlations and pleiotropy among multiple traits, inbreeding depression, mutation rates for fitnes ...
... A central issue in evolutionary quantitative genetics is to understand how genetic variation for quantitative traits is maintained in natural populations. Estimates of genetic variation and of genetic correlations and pleiotropy among multiple traits, inbreeding depression, mutation rates for fitnes ...
Symbiotic Sympatric Speciation: Compliance with Interaction
... so easy following this standard evolutionary genetics. If slight genetic change leads to slight phenotype change, then individuals arising from mutation from the same genetic group differ only slightly according to this picture. Then, these individuals compete each other for the same niche. Unless t ...
... so easy following this standard evolutionary genetics. If slight genetic change leads to slight phenotype change, then individuals arising from mutation from the same genetic group differ only slightly according to this picture. Then, these individuals compete each other for the same niche. Unless t ...
the mutation matrix and the evolution of evolvability
... mutation. The M-matrix is the most important genetic parameter affecting evolvability, so the extent to which M evolves and responds to selection will provide direct insights into the evolution of evolvability. Our second goal is to determine how an evolving pattern of pleiotropic mutation might aff ...
... mutation. The M-matrix is the most important genetic parameter affecting evolvability, so the extent to which M evolves and responds to selection will provide direct insights into the evolution of evolvability. Our second goal is to determine how an evolving pattern of pleiotropic mutation might aff ...