Articles about evolution
The Basics of Vertebrate Evolution
Vertebrates are well-known group animals that include mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. The defining characteristic of vertebrates is their ...
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Evolution of Snails
The earliest known snails were similar in structure to limpets. These creatures lived in shallow sea water and fed on algae and they had a pair of gills.
http://animals.about.com/od/mollusks/ig/World-of-Snails/Snail-8.htm
London's Peppered Moths
The theory of natural selection suggests a mechanism for evolution and gives us a way to explain the variations we see in living organisms and the changes ...
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The Evolutionary Lessons of Marsupials
I'd wager that a marsupial mammal, given a lecture hall and a podium, could teach a fantastic course in evolution. Over millions of years, these amazing ...
http://animals.about.com/cs/mammals/a/aa061901a.htm
The Natural History of Flight
The story of the evolution of flight is not one limited to birds. Flight evolved not only in birds, but also in insects and mammals.
http://animals.about.com/od/birds/a/evolutionflight.htm
A Brief History of Life on Earth
Process and Pattern in Evolution. Oxford University Press. Leaky, R. 1996. ... More About Evolution. The Basics of Vertebrate Evolution ...
http://animals.about.com/od/animalswildlife101/a/briefhistoryofl.htm
Remarkable Fossil Discovery in Africa
Scientists look to hominid fossils for clues about human evolution. When compared with the other known hominid groups—Homo, Paranthropus, Australopithecus, ...
http://animals.about.com/od/primates/a/remarkablefossi.htm
The Wild Side of Animal Senses
adaptation · evolution. Radar, compasses, and infrared detectors are all man-made contraptions that enable humans to stretch beyond our natural senses. ...
http://animals.about.com/cs/zoology/a/aa061801a.htm
The Island That Exploded
island biogeography · natural selection · evolution. At 10:02 am on August 27, 1883, the equatorial island of Krakatau was violently and abruptly ...
http://animals.about.com/cs/habitats1/a/aa092403a.htm
Evolution / Fossil Record
The history of life on Planet Earth is recorded in the rocks as fossil remains. When these fossil remains are considered in the context of the Earth's ...
http://animals.about.com/od/evolutio1/Evolution_Fossil_Record.htm
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