Max Planck Institute for the History of Science graphing genes, cells
... role in establishing a new visual imagery for conceiving evolutionary and developmental change in the twentieth century. Notwithstanding their divergences, both in the time scale, as well as in the quite opposing directions of the processes they describe, they share some common features. They both a ...
... role in establishing a new visual imagery for conceiving evolutionary and developmental change in the twentieth century. Notwithstanding their divergences, both in the time scale, as well as in the quite opposing directions of the processes they describe, they share some common features. They both a ...
Fission and fusion of Darwin`s finches populations
... increasing genetic variation because it simultaneously affects numerous genetic loci. The total effect on continuously varying traits can be up to two or three orders of magnitude greater than mutation (Grant & Grant 1994). Introgression can be particularly effective in small isolated populations, s ...
... increasing genetic variation because it simultaneously affects numerous genetic loci. The total effect on continuously varying traits can be up to two or three orders of magnitude greater than mutation (Grant & Grant 1994). Introgression can be particularly effective in small isolated populations, s ...
Fission and fusion of Darwin`s finches populations
... increasing genetic variation because it simultaneously affects numerous genetic loci. The total effect on continuously varying traits can be up to two or three orders of magnitude greater than mutation (Grant & Grant 1994). Introgression can be particularly effective in small isolated populations, s ...
... increasing genetic variation because it simultaneously affects numerous genetic loci. The total effect on continuously varying traits can be up to two or three orders of magnitude greater than mutation (Grant & Grant 1994). Introgression can be particularly effective in small isolated populations, s ...
Darwinism and Whitman`s Poetic Program
... spirit of the times," Whitman "is already an evolutionist when Darwin publishes Origin of Species." 5 Although Whitman was probably influenced initially by Lamarckian evolution, by the 1870s he clearly associates Darwin with the theory of evolution. Further, he elevates Darwin to the status of an ap ...
... spirit of the times," Whitman "is already an evolutionist when Darwin publishes Origin of Species." 5 Although Whitman was probably influenced initially by Lamarckian evolution, by the 1870s he clearly associates Darwin with the theory of evolution. Further, he elevates Darwin to the status of an ap ...
Molecular evolution and the latitudinal
... number of peculiar groups are found there which never extend into temperate regions’ —AR Wallace, 1876 One of the most striking biogeographic patterns on the planet is the uneven latitudinal distribution of biodiversity (Figure 1). A similar trend of high and low diversity is documented in all major ...
... number of peculiar groups are found there which never extend into temperate regions’ —AR Wallace, 1876 One of the most striking biogeographic patterns on the planet is the uneven latitudinal distribution of biodiversity (Figure 1). A similar trend of high and low diversity is documented in all major ...
Life Science - SC3206 IC Scope and Sequence
... Identify the conditions required for natural selection. Identify ways in which genetic variation and environmental factors contribute to natural selection. Lab: Natural Selection Analyze data to determine phenotype changes through generations. Examine natural selection within a population. The Fossi ...
... Identify the conditions required for natural selection. Identify ways in which genetic variation and environmental factors contribute to natural selection. Lab: Natural Selection Analyze data to determine phenotype changes through generations. Examine natural selection within a population. The Fossi ...
Neutral Biogeography and the Evolution of Climatic Niches
... abstract: Recent debate on whether climatic niches are conserved through time has focused on how phylogenetic niche conservatism can be measured by deviations from a Brownian motion model of evolutionary change. However, there has been no evaluation of this methodological approach. In particular, th ...
... abstract: Recent debate on whether climatic niches are conserved through time has focused on how phylogenetic niche conservatism can be measured by deviations from a Brownian motion model of evolutionary change. However, there has been no evaluation of this methodological approach. In particular, th ...
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... The existence of such trade-offs in multiple phenotypes results in a paradigm where no single mutation can be advantageous for all phenotypes in all environments (Fisher 1930; Levins 1968) and has major implications on rates and limits of adaptation (Orr 2000, 2005). This has been one of the centra ...
... The existence of such trade-offs in multiple phenotypes results in a paradigm where no single mutation can be advantageous for all phenotypes in all environments (Fisher 1930; Levins 1968) and has major implications on rates and limits of adaptation (Orr 2000, 2005). This has been one of the centra ...
theory of evolution
... 1) The theory of evolution is the fundamental concept in biology…… Evolution describes the theory of change in populations over time, not individual species. 2) Charles Darwin (1809 – 1882) 3) Fossils shaped ideas: Why have some species become extinct? 4) How are extinct species and modern species r ...
... 1) The theory of evolution is the fundamental concept in biology…… Evolution describes the theory of change in populations over time, not individual species. 2) Charles Darwin (1809 – 1882) 3) Fossils shaped ideas: Why have some species become extinct? 4) How are extinct species and modern species r ...
Human Locomotion and Heat Loss: An Evolutionary Perspective
... only material described so far for Sahelanthropus is a partial cranium, several mandibular fragments, and numerous teeth, but the cranium is almost surely that of a biped because its inferiorly oriented foramen magnum is nearly parallel relative to the long axis of the orbits, indicating a vertical ...
... only material described so far for Sahelanthropus is a partial cranium, several mandibular fragments, and numerous teeth, but the cranium is almost surely that of a biped because its inferiorly oriented foramen magnum is nearly parallel relative to the long axis of the orbits, indicating a vertical ...
Descent with Modification
... Lamarck’s Hypothesis of Evolution • Lamarck hypothesized that species evolve through use and disuse of body parts and the inheritance of acquired characteristics • The mechanisms he proposed are unsupported by evidence Bonsai trees are "trained" to be dwarf, a seen will produce a normal sized tree ...
... Lamarck’s Hypothesis of Evolution • Lamarck hypothesized that species evolve through use and disuse of body parts and the inheritance of acquired characteristics • The mechanisms he proposed are unsupported by evidence Bonsai trees are "trained" to be dwarf, a seen will produce a normal sized tree ...
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... Lamarck’s Hypothesis of Evolution • Lamarck hypothesized that species evolve through use and disuse of body parts and the inheritance of acquired characteristics • The mechanisms he proposed are unsupported by evidence Bonsai trees are "trained" to be dwarf, a seed will produce a normal sized tree ...
... Lamarck’s Hypothesis of Evolution • Lamarck hypothesized that species evolve through use and disuse of body parts and the inheritance of acquired characteristics • The mechanisms he proposed are unsupported by evidence Bonsai trees are "trained" to be dwarf, a seed will produce a normal sized tree ...
Chapter 22 PowerPoint - Darwinian View of Life
... Lamarck’s Hypothesis of Evolution • Lamarck hypothesized that species evolve through use and disuse of body parts and the inheritance of acquired characteristics • The mechanisms he proposed are unsupported by evidence Bonsai trees are "trained" to be dwarf, a seen will produce a normal sized tree ...
... Lamarck’s Hypothesis of Evolution • Lamarck hypothesized that species evolve through use and disuse of body parts and the inheritance of acquired characteristics • The mechanisms he proposed are unsupported by evidence Bonsai trees are "trained" to be dwarf, a seen will produce a normal sized tree ...
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... Lamarck’s Hypothesis of Evolution • Lamarck hypothesized that species evolve through use and disuse of body parts and the inheritance of acquired characteristics • The mechanisms he proposed are unsupported by evidence Bonsai trees are "trained" to be dwarf, a seed will produce a normal sized tree ...
... Lamarck’s Hypothesis of Evolution • Lamarck hypothesized that species evolve through use and disuse of body parts and the inheritance of acquired characteristics • The mechanisms he proposed are unsupported by evidence Bonsai trees are "trained" to be dwarf, a seed will produce a normal sized tree ...
Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst
... Viruses, and in particular those having RNA as genetic material, are the most abundant parasites infecting animals, plants, and bacteria (Domingo & Holland 1997). Despite tremendous economical efforts, the number of eradicated viruses is quite limited and the perspectives for future eradications wou ...
... Viruses, and in particular those having RNA as genetic material, are the most abundant parasites infecting animals, plants, and bacteria (Domingo & Holland 1997). Despite tremendous economical efforts, the number of eradicated viruses is quite limited and the perspectives for future eradications wou ...
Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree: Ecology and Adaptive Radiation of
... The University of California Press’s series “Organisms and Environment” focuses on the diversity of organisms and the ways they interact with each other and with their environment. The present book is the tenth volume of this series, and describes in great details one of the most spectacular, and pr ...
... The University of California Press’s series “Organisms and Environment” focuses on the diversity of organisms and the ways they interact with each other and with their environment. The present book is the tenth volume of this series, and describes in great details one of the most spectacular, and pr ...
Chapter 1
... This can be – catastrophic: offspring in not viable (most likely) – neutral: new feature does not influence fitness ...
... This can be – catastrophic: offspring in not viable (most likely) – neutral: new feature does not influence fitness ...
The Evolution of Aging Theories: Why Modern
... Legacy (pre-1952) aging theories based on unmodified Darwinian mechanics, while still popular with the general public, failed to explain many observations such as the huge inter-species variation in internally determined lifespans and are now deprecated by most gerontologists and medical researchers ...
... Legacy (pre-1952) aging theories based on unmodified Darwinian mechanics, while still popular with the general public, failed to explain many observations such as the huge inter-species variation in internally determined lifespans and are now deprecated by most gerontologists and medical researchers ...
Evidence
... of affairs to be explained (the explicandum) while the others, the explanatory statements, form the ‘explanation’ in the narrower sense of the word (the explicans of the explicandum). We may take it, as a rule, that the explicandum is more or less well known to be true, or assumed to be so known. Fo ...
... of affairs to be explained (the explicandum) while the others, the explanatory statements, form the ‘explanation’ in the narrower sense of the word (the explicans of the explicandum). We may take it, as a rule, that the explicandum is more or less well known to be true, or assumed to be so known. Fo ...
Losos_Seeing - Harvard University
... prove interesting. In the meantime, however, what is clear is that a wide range of traits across a diverse range of taxa fail to exhibit substantial phylogenetic effects. How can the seemingly high incidence of lack of phylogenetic effect be reconciled with the many reasons listed above about why ph ...
... prove interesting. In the meantime, however, what is clear is that a wide range of traits across a diverse range of taxa fail to exhibit substantial phylogenetic effects. How can the seemingly high incidence of lack of phylogenetic effect be reconciled with the many reasons listed above about why ph ...
"Adaptive Evolution of Primate Sperm Proteins".
... considers the importance of reproduction to the persistence of the species, because rapid evolutionary changes may jeopardize the coordinated steps of mating and fertilization. However, the importance of these proteins could be the reason behind their rapid evolution. Mounting evidence suggests that ...
... considers the importance of reproduction to the persistence of the species, because rapid evolutionary changes may jeopardize the coordinated steps of mating and fertilization. However, the importance of these proteins could be the reason behind their rapid evolution. Mounting evidence suggests that ...
between genotype and phenotype: protein
... bacteria to small or initially well-adapted populations, in which the ‘mutation supply rate’ (the product of population size and mutation rate) is limiting88. Elegant biological solutions restrict elevated mutation rates to specific genetic loci or to temporary stress responses, and avoid many of th ...
... bacteria to small or initially well-adapted populations, in which the ‘mutation supply rate’ (the product of population size and mutation rate) is limiting88. Elegant biological solutions restrict elevated mutation rates to specific genetic loci or to temporary stress responses, and avoid many of th ...
The Origin of Species
... • If an environment changes over time, natural selection may result in adaptation to these new conditions and may give rise to new species ...
... • If an environment changes over time, natural selection may result in adaptation to these new conditions and may give rise to new species ...
Estimation of the upper limit of the mutation rate and mean
... table 1 of Deng et al., 2006, and Table 1 of this note). However, if a lower true mutation rate is assumed, the amount of the bias could be considerably larger (Table 1). For example, if again Wmax=0.6 but the true U is 0.1, the estimated U would be 6 times larger than the true one, and if U=0.03 th ...
... table 1 of Deng et al., 2006, and Table 1 of this note). However, if a lower true mutation rate is assumed, the amount of the bias could be considerably larger (Table 1). For example, if again Wmax=0.6 but the true U is 0.1, the estimated U would be 6 times larger than the true one, and if U=0.03 th ...