Category Archives: Evolution

The Illinois Long Term Selection Experiment

I wrote this in 2009 before we moved back to Georgia.  Reposting it because a student in my non-majors Cell Biology & Genetics class asked a whole bunch of questions about the experiment when I mentioned it this week: Just … Continue reading

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The Other Man

I have mentioned in my classes many times that Darwin was not the only person to introduce natural selection and common ancestry as a mechanism for evolution.  Alfred Russel Wallace, working completely seperately in Southeast Asia, also came up with … Continue reading

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The fecundity of magnolias (the ignorance of a Californian exposed)

After a long absence I am back. My first semester of full time teaching was quite a ride, but I work with a very cool group of people from whom I get more than a little help. During the winter … Continue reading

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