BIOL 1202 Lecture : Biology Class Notes 3
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Why are there so many species: species chart made by linnaeus, organized animals by how they look (relationships in and out of species, current alternative would be dna sequencing. What is science (get this section from the notes~~~***) Charles darwin took his voyage on the hms beagle: captain invited him on the boat because he was educated and the captain wanted to have someone to have intellectual conversations with. Galapagos islands, chain of islands that developed off the coast of south. Darwin"s book, on the origin of species by means of natural selection, was published in 1859! (need to know!) Main points of origin of species : evolution occurs in populations, population all individuals of one species in one area, one species consisting of individuals, natural selection is the mechanism. Observation 2: constant population size over time, carrying capacity. Inference: competition for survival; differential reproductive success ( struggle )
