CGSC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Jonathan Weiner, Peppered Moth, Selective Breeding
23 Oct 2018
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Selective reproduction and survival of the fittest. Originally, the typica moth flourished in england, because it blended in with the lichens on trees. During the industrial revolution, the trees because covered with soot, resulting in the flourishing of the darker carbonaria . When england cleaned itself up, the typica returned. The beak of the finch: a story of evolution in our time. Adaptationism : theorizing about evolutionary causes for phenotypes. Evolutionary psychology generates hypotheses, but these must be tested. Many people will believe an evolutionary story without evidence. : mostly independent of environment (e. g. , eye colour) Male nipples: nipples form before sex is determined, they are useful for females but only constitute a minor nutritive cost for males. : something evolved for one purpose is used for another (e. g. , female orgasm in primates, birth feathers, jaw bones exacted to inner ear bones in humans) : e. g. , bitter foods and drinks, such as coffee.
