BIO 1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Radiometric Dating, Binomial Nomenclature, Hominidae
19 Feb 2016
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Evolution is the backbone of understanding biology. In 1831, boarded the hss beagle, exploratory ship. Started from england, and went around south america, galapagos. Observations in the galapagos gave him his eureka . In 1859, published his book on the origin of species. Look at the slides to get bullet point list variations in the size of beaks in the finches came over, and the descendents changed to be able to adapt to the environment. Modification that makes the more efficient that is of relevance of beign that animal. Noticed that in the small confined space distanced from mainland, that there were. Differnet beak shapes mean differnet feeding habits. Seed eaters vs. fruit eaters vs. insect eaters vs. cacti eaters. Occupy diffent habitats, i. e. ground and trees. Differnet beaks observes are associated with differnet lifestyles. Very particular ecological interactions, and feeding habits. Darwin assumed the birds origininated frm costal mainland, and colonizing ancestors.
