Species richness

Microevolution “Microevolution is evolution on a small scale, within a [shared gene pool] population” (Berkeley 2006). The shared gene pool experiences genetic changes that can create differences within a species. These genetic differences are inherited from one or both parents. Genes are either lost or combined differently and can result in things such as different hair color, longer legs or bigger ears. There are four processes that contribute to microevolution: 1. Mutation – a physical…

What are the traits that are unique to primates and enable them to be well suited to an arboreal environment? Ability to adapt to new or changing circumstances, live almost anywhere; they inhabit many different landscapes and climates. With that, they have a variety of traits that enable them to live in arboreal environments. The overall bone structure gives primates great flexibility and long limb allows them to swing from tree to tree easily. Having dermal ridges on the hands and feet is…

Bryan Vongkhamdy Articulation of Human Hands in Comparison to Bear Paws Chimpanzees, apes, and gorilla share a very similar anatomy but another mammal also shares a similar anatomy to humans as well. The bear in particular also shares a similar anatomy, specifically the paws of a bear when compared to a human’s hands. Even with similar anatomy, the bear is mostly a quadruped mammal, but is capable of bipedalism, while humans are bipedal mammals. In humans, the hand is meant for a variety of…

When Charles Darwin published his work on natural selection, he suggested how absolutely important the ability to adapt is in the natural world. However, the concepts of adaptation and evolution apply to more than survival of the fittest in the natural world and, in fact, hold true in business as well. Founded in the 1930s, the Old Spice company produces hygiene products for men and women, with their original focus being on shaving soap and aftershave lotion (“History of Old Spice,” n.d.). An…

and experiments. For example, they take animals’ blood samples to check their level of nutrition, for disease or even parasites, and they tag animals in order to track them in the wild. Many zoologists and wildlife biologists study specific species. For example,such as evolution and animals behavior (ADD HERE AN EXAMPLE OF A SPECIFIC FIELD). Fieldwork can require zoologist and wildlife biologists to travel to remote locations anywhere in the world…

Have you ever been in the deep blue sea and come across seahorse or a leafy sea dragon. They may seem like they have a lot in common; however they very different. Their characteristics, diet, and habitats are all different. Also, both seahorse and leafy sea dragon have bodies to camouflage themselves from predators. A seahorse weighs around one gram to two pounds. While, a leafy sea dragon weighs at a quarter of a pound (4oz). However, they both have similar color such as red,…

interesting creature. Humans have been living on this planet for a while now, and they still don’t know everything there is to know. They have developed miraculously, starting out with little to nothing, then coming up to be a dominant species. A human is part of a species that is unique, that can be rapacious and cruel, but also pleasant and caring as presented in A Separate Peace by John Knowles. Humans have a trait of being demanding and controlling. Usually it’s intended to get what is…

In class today we watched the video, “Your Inner Fish” by Neil Shubin. This video was about the evolution of humans and I found many points that were made throughout this video very interesting. One of the facts that I found most interesting was about fish. Although we have been studying fish this semester along with the other groups of animals, the “road map” that they provided of the different time zones of animals and how they evolved into each other helped me to further understand the…

Reduced density above- or below-ground during the growing season following drought may allow for the persistence of species relatively more reliant on recruitment from seed banks in favorable micro- sites (Carter, VanderWeide et al. 2012). Belowground bud production mediates many responses of tallgrass prairie grasses to temporal environmental variation, and clonal spread…

Underwater creatures are amazing and delightful. Some spotted jellyfish that are large have small fishes living with them. Narwhals have a tusk that is actually a tooth that can grow to 10 feet long, but not all narwhals have tusks. Octopi are the smartest invertebrates. Octopi are able to open a container with prey in it. My favorite underwater creatures are narwhals, spotted jellyfish, and octopi. One of my favorite underwater creatures are narwhals. Narwhals live in the Arctic waters of…