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Evolutionary Dynamics Simulation: Analyzing Natural Selection Patterns

Explore the impact of selective pressures on phenotypic distribution using simulation. Test hypotheses on coloration, mating, and predation in guppy populations. Understand modes of natural selection through practical analysis.

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Evolutionary Dynamics Simulation: Analyzing Natural Selection Patterns

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  1. Famous Bad Decisions

  2. 1886 -SorsHariezon

  3. 1933-Joe Shuster & Jerry Siegel

  4. 1955-Sam Phillips

  5. 1862 - Ambrose Burnside

  6. 1876 - George Custer

  7. 1929 – Trofim Lysenko • Head of Soviet Ministry of Agriculture • Strong advocate of Lamarckian Evolution (acquired characteristics) • Attempted to vernalize wheat by freezing prior to germination

  8. DifferentialReproduction • The driving force behind evolution • Populations shift because not all members of the population have the same fitness • Nature provides selective pressures that determine who reproduces most

  9. SelectivePressure • Nature “selects” for various phenotypes based upon whether or not the features of the organism increase its differential reproduction

  10. Modes of Natural Selection • Stabilizing: Favors average phenotypes • Directional: one phenotypic extreme favored • Disruptive: Both extreme phenotypes are favored

  11. Directional Selection & Industrial Melanism (Kettlewell Moth Experiment)

  12. Transitioning Phenotypes

  13. Stabilizing Selection

  14. Stabilizing Selection

  15. Disruptive Selection

  16. Disruptive Selection

  17. Endler’s Trinidadian Guppy Analysis

  18. Trinidadian Guppy Analysis • Purpose: To see how the selective pressures of coloration and predation affect the phenotypic distribution in a population • Hypotheses to Be Tested: • Bright coloration leads to preferential mating, causing the population to shift towards bright. • Bright coloration leads to increased predation, leading to a phenotypic shift towards drab

  19. Procedure • To access simulation, google “Sex and the Single Guppy” • There are nine (9) combinations of predator and prey to test. • Each simulation should be run for 100 weeks. Stop manually at this point • BEFORE looking at analysis of results, record the phenotypic results, pop. size and # of Generations

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