https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9 en-us 2019-02-05 15:23:29 UTC 2019-02-06 15:21:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png joshuanickel23 https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328271370 The Mechanism of Microevolution that caused the beak of the Medium Ground Finch population of Daphne Major to increase in size from 1976 to 1978 is natural selection.]]> 2019-02-06 14:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328271370 joshuanickel23 https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328274953 From 1977-1978, a drought was going on, on Daphne Major. Only 20mm of rain fell during 1977, which can be found on Lab 18 Finch Data, Google Docs on page 4.]]> 2019-02-06 14:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328274953 joshuanickel23 https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328275082 The small, soft, Portulaca plants dried up, eventually getting to 0 seeds per square meter. I found this on Lab 18 Finch Data, Google Docs on page 5.]]> 2019-02-06 14:50:59 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328275082 joshuanickel23 https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328275136 During the drought, there were a lot more Tribulus seeds, which shells are very hard, than Portulaca seeds. This data can be found on Lab 18 Finch Data, Google Docs on page 5.]]> 2019-02-06 14:51:04 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328275136 joshuanickel23 https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328276578 2019-02-06 14:53:06 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328276578 joshuanickel23 https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328285375 2019-02-06 15:05:52 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328285375 joshuanickel23 https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328286056 2019-02-06 15:06:57 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328286056 joshuanickel23 https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328287572 Since there was a drought, the ground finches couldn´t survive because they couldn't get enough water and the seeds were drying up.]]> 2019-02-06 15:09:21 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328287572 joshuanickel23 https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328287754 All of the smaller beaked ground finches did not survive because all of the Portulaca seeds and plants were drying up and there were none left to eat. Their beaks were too small and thin to eat the tibulus seeds so they died off.]]> 2019-02-06 15:09:35 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328287754 joshuanickel23 https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328287796 The long, thicked beaked ground finches survived because they were able to eat the Tribulus seeds and all of them weren't dried up. The bigger beaked ground finches offspring would have longer beaks and they would be able to survive too. ]]> 2019-02-06 15:09:39 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328287796 joshuanickel23 https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328289147 2019-02-06 15:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328289147 joshuanickel23 https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328295000 2019-02-06 15:20:32 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuanickel23/569ffqvg56k9/wish/328295000