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EVOLUTION AND ITS PROCESSES

6 April, 2016 - 17:26
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Figure 11.1 The diversity of life on Earth is the result of evolution, a continuous process that is still occurring. (credit “wolf”: modification of work by Gary Kramer, USFWS; credit “coral”: modification of work by William Harrigan, NOAA; credit “river”: modification of work by Vojtěch Dostál; credit “protozoa”: modification of work by Sharon Franklin, Stephen Ausmus, USDA ARS; credit “fish” modification of work by Christian Mehlführer; credit “mushroom”, “bee”: modification of work by Cory Zanker; credit “tree”: modification of work by Joseph Kranak)
 

Chapter Outline

  1. Discovering How Populations Change
  2. Mechanisms of Evolution
  3. Evidence of Evolution
  4. Speciation
  5. Common Misconceptions about Evolution