Blue Tigers, Black Tapirs, & the Pied Raven of the Faroe Islands

• Published in: The American Biology Teacher
• Main Author: Robischon, Marcel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of California Press 2015
• Subjects: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous); Education; Faroe Islands
• 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

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.