Geckos evolve rapidly in Brazil after new dam constructed

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Mon, 07/31/2017 - 16:28

Alembé

A wonderful example illustrating how rapidly evolution can occur when changes in the environment caused existential selection pressures on populations of geckos and the changes that ensued.

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/07/geckos-evolve-rapidly-brazil-afte...

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Mon, 07/31/2017 - 16:57

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

There's something strangely

Mon, 07/31/2017 - 17:08

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chimp3

Nothing Lamarckian about this

Mon, 07/31/2017 - 17:43

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ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

I don't know, the article

Mon, 07/31/2017 - 17:52

(Reply to #4) #5

chimp3

Nothing is keeping the heads

Mon, 07/31/2017 - 18:02

(Reply to #5) #6

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

I know, so the whole notion

Mon, 07/31/2017 - 18:22

(Reply to #6) #7

chimp3

Error.

Mon, 07/31/2017 - 18:17

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algebe

A species of moth in England

Mon, 07/31/2017 - 18:43

(Reply to #8) #9

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

Classic, but if I'm not

Mon, 07/31/2017 - 18:56

(Reply to #9) #10

algebe

But there have to be non

Tue, 08/01/2017 - 02:43

(Reply to #10) #11

chimp3

John: "Classic, but if I'm

Tue, 08/01/2017 - 04:17

(Reply to #11) #12

Nyarlathotep

chimp3 - Exactly! Evolution =

Tue, 08/01/2017 - 04:26

(Reply to #12) #13

algebe

And with bugs it can happen

Tue, 08/01/2017 - 08:53

(Reply to #13) #14

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

I do understand how it works.

Wed, 08/02/2017 - 03:30

(Reply to #14) #15

chimp3

Nature selected the geckos

Wed, 08/02/2017 - 08:51

(Reply to #15) #16

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

Mutations cause evolution,

Wed, 08/02/2017 - 09:12

(Reply to #16) #17

Nyarlathotep

John 6IX Breezy - Evolution

Wed, 08/02/2017 - 10:35

(Reply to #17) #18

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

I wouldn't know, I'm too busy

Mon, 07/31/2017 - 17:07

#19

xenoview

Fascinating that they could

Mon, 07/31/2017 - 23:47

#20

Sky Pilot

Dinosaurs within 100 years!

Tue, 08/01/2017 - 09:40

#21

curious

According to this statement

Tue, 08/01/2017 - 10:04

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ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

That's what I'm saying lol.

Wed, 08/02/2017 - 11:11

#23

xenoview

John

Wed, 08/02/2017 - 12:19

(Reply to #23) #24

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

Right, then shouldn't baleen

Wed, 08/02/2017 - 12:25

(Reply to #24) #25

CyberLN

Funny.

Thu, 08/03/2017 - 03:07

(Reply to #25) #26

chimp3

Simple. Baleen whale fossil

Thu, 08/03/2017 - 06:43

(Reply to #26) #27

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

Just make smaller whales with

Sat, 08/05/2017 - 06:05

(Reply to #27) #28

chimp3

John : "Just make smaller

Sat, 08/05/2017 - 06:19

(Reply to #28) #29

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

As it pertains to the

Sat, 08/05/2017 - 06:36

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chimp3

There are large whales and

Sat, 08/05/2017 - 06:51

(Reply to #30) #31

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

No they didn't evolve to eat

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