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Empirical distributions Brian O’Meara EEB464 Fall 2014 IMAX Tropical Rainforest,, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUuA-C_I3DEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUuA-C_I3DE
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Macroevolution is a process. What patterns should it describe?
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What fraction of animals and plants are insects (no fungi) A. ~10% B. ~25% C. ~50% D. ~75% 2 points any answer
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Stork. Insect diversity: facts, fiction, and speculation. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society (1988) vol. 35 pp. 321-337
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Moles et al. Global patterns in plant height. Journal of Ecology (2009) vol. 97 (5) pp. 923-932
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Clauset et al. How Many Species Have Mass M?. American Naturalist (2009) vol. 173 (2) pp. 256-263
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http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/continents.html
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http://www.fossilmuseum.net/plantfossils/Metas equoia/DawnRedwood.htm ©Rasbak
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Cope’s rule http://www.mun.ca/biology/scarr/Cope%27s_Rule_in_Equidae.htm
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Examples
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&v=TOa8y95khK8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOC2Qc2Qedw
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Dr Tony Ayling
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L54bxmZy_NEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L54bxmZy_NE : BBC Planet Earth
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http://www.racheldiazbastin.com
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/01/6/image_pop/l_016_02.html
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http://bio1151.nicerweb.com/http://bio1151.nicerweb.com/: Image presumably from Campbell & Reece textbook
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