BIO153H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Bird Feeding, Binomial Nomenclature, Carl Linnaeus
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1: technique and tools to describe diversity main structure why names important in biology. Divide in which direction they migrate depending where they are (east or western europe) Research has shown they fly to england in the winter completely new direction. Bird feeders in england so many that its a reliable food source. Flight endurance to fly north is much less much less distance. Birds that fly north have much more shorter wings not efficient for flying long distances. Arrive earlier so mate earlier and birds from england mate with each other - difference in timing. Can be seeing the creation of a new species. What happens to the name of the new species. Factor as simple as bird feeding has caused the change in bird behaviour. 5:humans have knack . aristotle: he tried to come up with a system that allowed people to come up with names/ classification.
