PPT-An Amniote Life History Database to Perform Comparative Analyses with Birds, Mammals,

and Reptiles Nathan Myhrvold 1 Elita Baldridge 2 Benjamin Chan 1 Dan Freeman 1 SK Morgan Ernest 2 1 Intellectual Ventures Bellevue WA 2 Department of Biology amp Ecology Center Utah State University. of (. Historical. ) . Comparisons. Risto. . Alapuro. Katisten. . Kartano. , 28 February 2013. The justification of comparisons. “Nobody who has studied and seen only France will ever understand anything, I dare to say, about the French revolution.” (Tocqueville 1952, 94). DOMAIN- Eukarya. KINGDOM- Animalia. PHYLUM- Chordata. SUBPHYLUM- Vertebrata. CLASS- 7 different. ORDERS- 10 . Placental mammals. Phylum Chordata. Recall that vertebrates are chordates.. Phylum Chordata includes the lancelets and tunicates (invertebrate chordates) as well as the vertebrates. For each theory . Explain the mechanisms. State the evidence. Q7. If you get stuck use the . ipad. and web age below.. http://. en.wikipedia.org. /wiki/. Alvarez_hypothesis. Over view of classification. Vertebrates. 350 m.y.a. vertebrates invaded land. Decendents of bony fish . Land vertebrates had to adapt to harsher conditions on shore. Tetrapods had to develop lungs that allowed for absorption of oxygen directly from air. . . About 9,000 species of . birds. are in the . class Aves. ..   Bird classification is based on beak and foot types, and some habitats and behaviors. . Birds of prey have notched beaks and sharp talons. . of the . Day Monday 9/27, 2010. Name of plant: . Purple top. Wildlife information:. Plant Description: . . This native perennial grass is about 3-4' tall The blooming period occurs from mid-summer to early fall and lasts about 2-3 weeks for a colony of plants. After blooming, the . Mrs. . Krajewski. Characteristics of animals. Characteristics:. 1. made of cells. 2. They reproduce. 3. They move. 4. They eat food. 5. They grow and change. Vertebrates vs.. . Invertebrates . Vertebrates. . Diversity of reproductive strategies. Strategy. Description. e.g.. Advantage. Disadvantage. INTERNAL FERTILISATION . The sperm cell then fuses with the egg cell . inside. the body of the female. . Chapter 16. Birds. Birds belong to the class Aves.. Aves comes from the Latin word for bird. .. First appeared on Earth 150 million years . ago. Section 1. Bird Characteristics. S. hare some characteristics with reptiles. Birds. Birds belong to the class Aves.. Aves comes from the Latin word for bird. .. First appeared on Earth 150 million years . ago. Section 1. Bird Characteristics. S. hare some characteristics with reptiles. Compare the life cycles of different kinds of animals.. Vocabulary . Adult. -the stage of an animal’s life cycle when it reproduces. . Egg. -a structure containing food that young animals need in order to grow. . Primates as Mammals. Intelligence. Born Live. Milk at birth. Stage of Learning. Skeletal System. Teeth. Way of Life. Activity Level. Specialized Vision. Primate Intelligence. Brain size larger, specifically in cerebral hemisphere (areas supporting conscious thought). Birds first appear, unambiguously, in the fossil record in the Jurassic (. ~. 150 mya). First . bird is . Archaeopteryx. .. Transitional form between reptiles and modern birds.. Possessed reptilian skull with teeth, long bony tail, and claws on digits, but had feathers just like modern birds.. Seth D. Dobson. Dartmouth College. Department of Anthropology. Why take into account phylogeny?. Because any given correlation . may be the result of . stochastic evolution. .. Brownian motion. t. ime.