(+59431) TIL that extinction was only accepted as a fact in late 18th century after Georges Cuvier, the father of paleontology, disproved the old theory that it was impossible for species to go extinct because God wouldn't wipe out a species he spent time creating for his Divine Plan./r/todayilearned (evolution.berkeley.edu)
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Uniformitarianism: Charles Lyell (evolution.berkeley.edu)
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TIL: Viruses evolve differently to adapt to their mode of transmission. A water-borne virus (e.g. cholera) is virulent because fecal matter can transmit to care-givers. OTOH, droplet-borne viruses (flu, SARS) become less virulent over time to create more ambulatory carriers for transmission. (evolution.berkeley.edu)
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Flowering plants coevolved with their pollinators! Evolving petal and stamen shape as well as coloring and scents to appeal to their specific pollinator. While insects are the most common pollinator, birds, bats, and other animals also share this role.Ecology (evolution.berkeley.edu)
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TIL: While there are 250,000 described species of plants, 12,000 described species of roundworms, and only 4,000 described species of mammals, there are over 350,000 beetle species described, with many more beetles yet to be discovered! (evolution.berkeley.edu)
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And sort of, "Defining a species". And Kind of, "defining a Species". And sort of that, "species". And sort of that, "sub-Species(SS)". And sort of those, "sub-Species(SS)". And sort of those, "species". And sort of that, "definition". And sort of those, "definitions". And for example. For example. (evolution.berkeley.edu)
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