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Evolution of Animal Form & Function
Dr Alex BadyaevOffice hours:
T: 11‐12BSW 416
TA – Katie ChenardOffice hours:
TBDBSW 302
Lecture 12020
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The evolution of endurance running in Homo sapiens
Jeffrey Petruski
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ECOL 330 will explore the evolutionary link betweenthe two…
General goal: To make sense of life’s complexity and diversity
1) Have limits of diversity been reached?
2) How much past diversity can we still see/infer?
3) Is life predictable?
Have limits of diversity been reached?
Would space filling work?
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New formsdiscrete vs continuous
Intolerance of random changes vs. Dependence on random changes
What kind of systems can evolve successfully by random variationAnd selection?
ECOL 330 will explore the evolutionary link betweenthe two…
General goal: To make sense of life’s complexity and diversity
1) Have limits of diversity been reached?
2) How much past diversity can we still see/infer?
3) Is life predictable?
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