Kin selection

All animals belong to the supergroup Unikonta. Since these animals are found in almost every environment on earth, it has become possible to study their characteristics and construct evolutionary relationships, noting morphological and molecular similarities and differences. The relationships between the most primitive of animals were determined by the morphological traits of symmetry, tissues, body cavity, embryological development, and molecular evidence. [1] Symmetry and tissues are major…

Adaption is a change in gene frequencies as a result of natural selection (Wilreker, 2016). An adaption will manifest itself as a characteristic of an organism that is some way contributes to the organisms reproductive success (Wilreker, 2016). Bipedalism is an adaption of upright, two-legged movement rather than four-legged movement, and the key characteristic which makes early hominins different from the apes (Kottak, 2015). There are many advantages of bipedalism adaption which Scientists…

‘“Of all mankind's creations, language must take the pride of place.”’claims Guy Deutscher, a professor of languages. In the investigation 6, “How Does Language Make Human Different,” explains many qualities human contain rather than primates and other living organisms such as bacteria, birds, bees, and primates. Humans continue to change the way we are able to view things, we collectively learn because of our sophisticated language. As we expand our knowledge we attempt to pass it on to our…

Natural Selection is one of the most important aspects of Evolution. Alfred Russell Wallace was the first to discover the process of Natural Selection along with Charles Darwin. Although Alfred Russell Wallace was the first to discover the Evolutionary Process Darwin was the first to publish the basic principles of Natural Selection. Natural Selection is the process by which qualities are passed on from parents to offspring to make it more likely for an organism to survive and successfully…

This excerpt from the book Literature and its Times has an in depth analysis of Victorian Life and provides a brief biography of Robert Louis Stevenson. According to Moss, Stevenson was very involved with Calvinism in his childhood which contributed to an active imagination. This active imagination may have contributed to the creation of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. For example, Moss shows how religion inspired Stevenson’s writings: “Furthermore, Dr. Jekyll’s resignation and…

Thin lines draw the obscurity between the belief of creationism and the concrete evidence of evolution; making today’s world a precarious place. First and foremost, many scientists and I myself included appreciate the years of research you have done on plant genetics at Cornell University. However, I hope you can address some concerns I have on your views supporting creationism. In most scientific circles, it is commonly accepted that the evidence of evolution is conclusive and based in both…

Egevang, C., Stenhouse, I., Phillips, R., Petersen, A., Fox, J. and Silk, J. (2010). Tracking of Arctic terns Sterna paradisaea reveals longest animal migration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107(5), pp.2078-2081. Engels, S., Schneider, N., Lefeldt, N., Hein, C., Zapka, M., Michalik, A., Elbers, D., Kittel, A., Hore, P. and Mouritsen, H. (2014). Anthropogenic electromagnetic noise disrupts magnetic compass orientation in a migratory bird. Nature, 509(7500), pp.353-356.…

explorers NASA and the 1828 scientist Charles Darwin. Charles Darwin is one of the main foundation of biology data. With his scientific theories of evolution like natural selection when he was in his 20 Darwin commence an voyage around the world observing the variations within the organisms this was caused by natural selection most collected by Galapagos Island.…

In attempting to determine whether wild hummingbirds are able to learn the refill schedules of flowers based on facilitated colour cues, Samuels, Hurly & Healy (2014) found that hummingbirds in the cued conditions were better and faster at discriminating between the refill intervals. They performed this study since there are not many studies which look at interval timing outside a controlled laboratory environment, as well as not many which remove other cues that may facilitate learning in the…

population’s gene pool. Beneficial mutations have the opposite effect, resulting in a higher frequency of the specific mutation in future populations. Mutations accumulate in species over time until they amass into a distinctly new species. Natural Selection is the process proposed by Sir Charles Darwin in which beneficial mutations are ‘selected for’ within a certain environment. The particular mutation builds up within a species allowing them to…