BIO120H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Herbivore, Epiphyte, Daphne Major
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What darwin saw: a geographical perspective on biodiversity & adaptation. Original purpose of the voyage on the beagle: mapping the world: darwin also came back with ! Geographical distribution of plants and animals, ora and fauna of oceanic islands: biogeography: a branch of biology, explains to geographical distribution of plants and animals, why organism are the way you see them! Oak woodland, england: low diversity location, where darwin spent his time: therefore ! Rst thing darwin noticed in brazil: : high diversity in species for both plants and animals in the tropical environment due to the year-round warmth! Rapid growth of insects and microbial populations! Proves that: more interactions between organisms (more biotic interaction) the closer you get to the tropical zone: ex. coevoloved mutualisms between plants and animals! Wind can"t carry pollens far enough to cover the long-distance between individuals! Main pollinators in tropical forests:: bees, butter ies, moths, birds, bats!
