15 Evolutionary Gems

[boombche 1.5]

http://www.nature.com/nature/newspdf/evolutiongems.pdf

^^Good PDF article by "Nature" magazine on some Evolutionary research that has been done over the past decade.

It covers:

The discovery of Indohyus, an ancestor to whales.

The discovery of Tiktaalik, an ancestor to tetrapods.

The origin of feathers revealed in creatures like Epidexipteryx.

The evolution of patterning mechanisms in teeth.

The developmental and evolutionary origin of the vertebrate skeleton.

Speciation driven indirectly by selection in sticklebacks.

Selection for longer-legged lizards in Caribbean island populations.

A co-evolutionary arms race between Daphnia and its parasites.

Non-random dispersal and gene flow in populations of great tits.

Maintenance of polymorphisms in populations of guppies.

Contingency in the evolution of pharyngeal jaws in the moray.

Developmental genes that regulate the shape of beaks in Darwin's finches.

Evolution of regulatory genes that specify wing spots in Drosophila.

Evolution of toxin resistance.

The concept of evolutionary capacitance: the idea that environmental stress can expose hidden variations that are then subject to selection.

[No Mayo]

Interesting...




subs.

[TheMechanic]

Originally Posted by boombche 1.5

http://www.nature.com/nature/newspdf/evolutiongems.pdf
^^Good PDF article by "Nature" magazine on some Evolutionary research that has been done over the past decade.
It covers:
The discovery of Indohyus, an ancestor to whales.
The discovery of Tiktaalik, an ancestor to tetrapods.
The origin of feathers revealed in creatures like Epidexipteryx.
The evolution of patterning mechanisms in teeth.
The developmental and evolutionary origin of the vertebrate skeleton.
Speciation driven indirectly by selection in sticklebacks.
Selection for longer-legged lizards in Caribbean island populations.
A co-evolutionary arms race between Daphnia and its parasites.
Non-random dispersal and gene flow in populations of great tits.
Maintenance of polymorphisms in populations of guppies.
Contingency in the evolution of pharyngeal jaws in the moray.
Developmental genes that regulate the shape of beaks in Darwin's finches.
Evolution of regulatory genes that specify wing spots in Drosophila.
Evolution of toxin resistance.
The concept of evolutionary capacitance: the idea that environmental stress can expose hidden variations that are then subject to selection.

I read somewhere that fruity niccas such as yourself will eventually adapt and just develop tits and a vagina.

[boombche 1.5]

Originally Posted by TheMechanic

I read somewhere that fruity niccas such as yourself will eventually adapt and just develop tits and a vagina.

Nice try at wit, but an epic fail. And @ you following me into threads now. It aint that serious nygga, I know you're and all, but coming into threads like this just makes you look worse.

[TheMechanic]

Originally Posted by boombche 1.5

Nice try at wit, but an epic fail. And @ you following me into threads now. It aint that serious nygga, I know you're and all, but coming into threads like this just makes you look worse.

How can i follow u in a thread that is on the front page? U were the one that likes to bring my name up out of nowhere. I'm just sharing with u something I read.

[boombche 1.5]

Originally Posted by TheMechanic

How can i follow u in a thread that is on the front page? U were the one that likes to bring my name up out of nowhere. I'm just sharing with u something I read.

... Such a lost soul. You need therapy nygga.

[TheReal32]

@ these discoveries.

@ TheMechanic. Come on, man, it's not that serious...