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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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Evolution of Animal Form & Function Evolution of Animal Form & Function

Evolution of Animal Form & Function

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Evolution of Animal Form & Function

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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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