BOTANY 260 Study Guide - Species Problem, Allometry, Allopatric Speciation
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Study guide for e. o. wilson, the diversity of life. This study guide is intended to give you an outline of important topics covered in e: wilson"s text. After reading each chapter, you should be able to explain the general concepts listed below. Questions on exams will mainly be based on the topics outlined below, although you are responsible for all of the material in the text. This is just an introduction to wilson"s view on life. In the case of krakatau, recover occurred through recolonization. Five great extinctions have occurred in geological history. The cretaceous-tertiary extinction of dinosaurs could have been caused by meteor(s) The largest extinction event at the end of the permian could have been due to continental. Although we don"t definitely know the reasons why, mass extinctions have occurred in hitting the earth. drift and global climate change. the past, and recovery of species diversity following extinctions takes millions of years.
