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Development of Evolutionary Theory Second Week. Agenda n General –Section change –Essay due n Review n Discussion of History of Evolutionary Thought n.

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1 Development of Evolutionary Theory Second Week

2 Agenda n General –Section change –Essay due n Review n Discussion of History of Evolutionary Thought n Summary

3 Introduction n Four Fields n Forensics n Paleoanthropology –Osteology –Paleopathology n Primatology n Scientific method

4 Discussion of Chapter

5 History n Enter Evolution EnterEnter

6 Understanding Natural Selection n Produce offspring faster than food n biological variation n more are produced than can survive n selective advantage n environmental context n inherited traits n long time periods n geographic isolation

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8 Sickle Cell Exercise n Natural Selection n After selection n In a malarial environment n Balanced or stabilized selection

9 Natural Selection n Operates on individuals n Populations evolve n Adaptations n Criteria –inherited trait –variation in inherited traits –differential reproductive success-fitness

10 Next Tuesday n Model due n Bring lab books n Chapters 3 and 4


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