BIOL 4150 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Amplitude Modulation, Stochastic, Time
20 Nov 2018
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Bones of the saber tooth cat, bison, ground sloth and horses are placed on a histogram. Human bones showed up in sample as other skeletons disappeared. The rate of extinction dramatically increased in the. Consistent corroboration with other areas over the world (mostly large animals disappeared; easier to hunt and maintain populations) Therefore, this is triggered by overexploitation by humans. Extinction is correlated with body mass of animals. Emu shells --> distinct change in food plants (change of % carbon) Predations by predators (polynesian and black rat) introduced by humans. Part of a guild of large flightless birds that were endemic to. Restricted to a single island off the coast of new zealand. Known from carcasses collected by a light-house keeper on the island. One of the most common birds in na. Driven extinct through a combination of overhunting, habitat loss, and possibly allee effects by predation once numbers have dwindled.
