Blue Tigers, Black Tapirs, & the Pied Raven of the Faroe Islands
Genetic drift is a concept of population genetics that is central to understanding evolutionary processes and aspects of conservation biology. It is frequently taught using rather abstract representations. I introduce three real-life zoological examples, based on historical and recent color morphs o...
Published in: | The American Biology Teacher |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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University of California Press
2015
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/abt.2015.77.2.5 https://online.ucpress.edu/abt/article-pdf/77/2/108/528147/abt_2015_77_2_5.pdf |
Summary: | Genetic drift is a concept of population genetics that is central to understanding evolutionary processes and aspects of conservation biology. It is frequently taught using rather abstract representations. I introduce three real-life zoological examples, based on historical and recent color morphs of tigers, tapirs, and ravens, that can complement classical models. |
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