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Evolutionary Ecology
Natural
selection
Darwins
Finches
Genetic
studies show
all arise from
a single
ancestral
species.
40-ha Daphne
Major island
post-drought
pre-drought
beak size
Mendles conclusions:
1. Flower color is a heritable trait
2. For each inherited char, an organism has two units, one from each parent
(one each from egg and sperm). The unit may be the same or different.
3. When the two units are different, one is fully expressed, another one has no
noticeable effect of the organisms outward appearance.
Dominant: the unit is expressed (purple)
Recessive: not expressed (white).
Phenotypic plasticity
Norm of reaction
Chromosome mutation
What do we mean by
genetic variation?
Mutations
Gene flow - Emigration and immigration of
individuals (Flow of alleles)
Flickers
Premating mechanisms
Postmating mechanisms
Mechanisms of speciation
Allopatric Speciation
Geographic isolation, Easy to understand.
Allopatric
speciation:
Ring species
salamander
San Joaquin
Valley, CA
Sympatric speciation
(e.g: Speciation by Polyploidy)
Tradeoff
Constraint
The End
See finches
Stabilizing
Disruptive
Sexual dimorphism
Summary
What is a species
Still fails. If you cannot tell the individuals apart morphologically, how
can you tell if they are interbreeding or not
Also, some species can interbreed and produce viable offspring
Bontebok and Blesbok in South Africa
Geographical isolates
Salamanders
Recap