Anthropology 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Hms Beagle, Gregor Mendel, Galápagos Islands

• School: Western University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: Anthropology 1020E
• Professor: Glenn Dolphin

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For the labs: group b: foster to koggel, remember to bring, writing materials, textbook. Lab worksheet will be printed out and brought for you: attendance will be taken show up on time, no switching between lab groups. If you know you can"t attend your scheduled lab, contact professor regarding alternative arrangements. Today: darwin and natural selection, biocultural evolution of humans. Charles darwin (1809-1882: h. m. s beagle (1831-1836, well known in particular for his work and observations in the galapagos islands. Natural selection: more offspring are produced than can survive (cid:224) competition. Individuals with the most beneficial variations (traits) are more likely to survive and reproduce: the environment determines whether a trait is beneficial. 5: over geological time, beneficial traits accumulate in a population, and a new species may. Individuals with beneficial traits have greater reproductive success appear: selective pressures may lead to speciation, speciation will be talked about in depth next class.