amp Change Evolution changes in the morphology or behavior of species over time Macroevolution irreversible large scale changes eg speciation and extinction that occur over thousands of generations ID: 331430
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Variation & Change
Evolution = changes in the morphology or behavior of species over time Macroevolution = irreversible large scale changes (e.g. speciation and extinction) that occur over thousands of generations Microevolution = reversible small scale changes within populations
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Mystery Phenomenon
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Butterfly & Moth Collecting
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Butterfly & Moth Collecting
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Theatrum
Insectorum
(1634)
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British insect book to include moths
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Biston betularia f. typica
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First
careful description of
Biston betularia
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Biston betularia f.
typica on lichened tree trunk
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Distribution Map of
Biston betularia 1700
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1840 Distribution Map
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Discovery
Biston betularia f. carbonaria
1848 - Manchester, UK
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London
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James W.
Tutt
(1858-1911)
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Sightings of
Biston betularia f. carbonaria
By 1860
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Sightings of
Biston betularia f. carbonaria
By 1870
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Sightings of
Biston betularia f. carbonaria
By 1880
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Sightings of
Biston betularia f. carbonaria
By 1890
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Sightings of
Biston betularia f. carbonaria
By 1900
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Sightings of
Biston betularia f. carbonaria
By 1910
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Sightings of
Biston betularia f. carbonaria
By 1920
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Sightings of
Biston betularia f. carbonaria
By 1930
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Sightings of
Biston betularia f. carbonaria
By 1940
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Sightings of
Biston betularia f. carbonaria
By 1950
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Distribution of Biston betularia
ca. 1950
Frequency map of
Biston betularia
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London
Manchester
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Industrial Revolution
Manchester: surroundings1820
1852
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Industrial Revolution
Manchester 1843
1950s
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Industrial Revolution
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Mystery Phenomenon:
Why is the dark form becoming more common in areas downwind of manufacturing centers?24