Evolution in Real Time Flashcards
What is a well-known example of rapid microevolution?
Biston betularia (peppered moth)
Turned darker during industrial revolution
When does competition occur?
When two species have similar requirements
What happended to Bighorn sheep due to hunting?
Reduced animal size and a reduction in horn length
Now have fluctuations in population size
What happended to cod due to fishing?
Matured at a younger age
Cod are now smaller
What is the correlation between flowering date and temperature in British plants?
Negative
What can phylogeny tell us?
The evolutionary history of a group
Tells us which lineages have gone extinct and when they did
Which lineages have survived
Is there selection on measles and influenza virus?
No selection on measles virus
Selection on influenza virus
What are the peaks in the cases of measles a consequence of?
The school calendar
What are the peaks in the influenza virus a consequence of?
Selection
Mutation
Evolution
