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    Primate Evolution Essay

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    have named the new species Ramadapis sahnii and claim that it existed 11 to 14 million years ago‚ and is a member of the early primate family Sivaladapidae. Analysis of the jawbone shows that the species consumed leaves and was approximately the same size as a house cat‚ or to a modern day lemur. This discovery is important to the scientific community as with this discovery more information surrounding the evolutionary history of primates can be gathered and analysed. This new species will also help

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    relevant evidence from credible sources showing the huge relationship between humans and city-dwelling animals. The author gives the example of Dr. Emilie C. Snell-Rood‚ a biologist who works at the University of Minnesota‚ and her experiment with a species’ brains. "In a new study‚ a University of Minnesota biologist‚ Emilie C. Snell-Rood‚ offers evidence suggesting that we may be driving evolution in a more surprising way." This quote shows that Dr. Snell-Rood is from the University of Minnesota‚ which

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    Lab Report Biodiversity

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    INTRODUCTION Biodiversity presents occurrence of variety of species and their natural community in which they live. By the definition it is “The degree of variation of life forms within a given species‚ ecosystem‚ biome‚ or an entire planet. It is a measure of the health of ecosystems and is in part a function of climate.” (Rutherford) Ecosystem is on the other hand‚ “ community and its abiotic environment”( Rutherford). Biodiversity exists in every ecosystem‚ weather it is big one‚ or just ecosystem

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    accepted name. The first part of the scientific name—in this case‚Ursus—is the genus to which the organism belongs. Agenus(JEE-nus; plural: genera‚ JEN-ur-uh) is a group of closely related species. Linnaeus’s hierarchical system of classification includes seven levels. They are—from smallest to largest—species‚ genus‚ family‚ order‚ class‚ phylum‚ and kingdom Family- group of genera that share many characteristics Order- group of similar families Class- group of similar orders

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    Sand Dunes

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    Sand dunes are a very important part of the ecosystem. They hold many plant and animal species‚ some of which are even endangered or on the verge of extinction. People of the community and non-profit organizations have been trying to preserve the sand dunes for many years. Sand dunes are destroyed by winter storms and hurricanes. But that is just part of nature. People destroy sand dunes. When people walk on sand dunes‚ they leave weak spots. The wind picks up the sand and carries it out to sea

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    Domestication

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    the manipulation of plants and animals to suit human needs. The article states that it is a gradual process‚ and domestication itself is not initially the goal. Domestication is the result of human efforts over an extended amount of time in which a species evolves to fit a desireable genotype/phenotype. In the reading it is also stated that domestication may have sparked social change in Africa. With domestication came herding and pastoral lifestyle‚ a lifestyle which favored certain social structures

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    Wild Life Conservation

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    Age peoples and hunter-gatherers relied on wildlife‚ both plant and animal‚ for their food. In fact‚ some species may have been hunted to extinction by early human hunters. Today‚ hunting‚ fishing‚ or gathering wildlife is still a significant food source in some parts of the world. In other areas‚ hunting and non-commercial fishing are mainly seen as a sport or recreation‚ Many Amazon species‚ including peccaries‚ agoutis‚ turtles‚ turtle eggs‚ anacondas‚ armadillos‚ etc.‚ are sold primarily as food

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    that the deaf community have a language. The idea that language is uniquely human can be supported by some aspect and concepts of the human language. We are the only species on this planet that use distinct words with meanings for each word and construct infinite and endless sentences. Linguistics believe that it makes a gap between species with simple communication methods and another one with complex communication systems. We are capable of communicating complex communication methods because our mouths

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    (San Diego Zoo). As shown in the previous mission statement‚ one of the main arguments zoos use to justify keeping wild animals in captivity is species conservation. In this paper‚ I will address the arguments for which zoos claim that they are an appropriate institution for animal conservation. The three main reasons they present are prevention of species extinction‚ captive breeding‚ and successfully reintroducing animals into the wild. I will also provide the respective counter-arguments‚ which

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    Neon Tetra Interaction

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    Introduction Organisms exist within an aggregation of populations consisting of two or more different species that interact with one another in a defined space (Ricklefs 2008). By definition this is known as an ecological community. These interactions within the community is what accounts for many if not most ecosystem processes‚ including but certainly not limited to‚ food webs‚ nutrient cycling‚ and competition. As the interactions can greatly vary within different communities‚ it is difficult

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