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Alaska's Glacial Moraine Succession

exposed rock of the moraines: "the rebirth of the temperate rainforest begins, with alder, willow,...

Arguing Against Genetic Engineering

Even if we ignore the more controversial areas of genetic engineering, areas such as genetic engineering targeting the human...

Genetic Diversity and Extinction

randomness of change, and then by the belief that evolution is shaped by changes in gene frequencies that are linked to concepts o...

Engineering or Evolution in Aldous Huxley and Charles Darwin

nothing)" (The origin of species, 2005). But this was countered by "James Huttons uniformitarian theory of 1785 [which] envisione...

Fireflies of the Eastern United States

the females attention away from competing males (Nevins, 1999). Species also vary according to their flight pattern, the time of...

The Importance of Biodiversity

beyond the "natural" extinction process and is a direct result of mankind and his abuses of the environment. The problem...

Gracile and Robust Australopithecines and Dental Patterns

robustus, members of the gracile and robust groups, respectively. The others were limited to the region of Ethiopia, the place of...

Mammal and Bird Diversity and Global Spatial Patterns

deserts, forests, and saltwater marshes (1995). Ecosystems serve several functions and may affect climate and other things; they a...

Women, Minority Women, and Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution

weak are all gone)" (Darwin, 1968, pp. 116, 129; Christian, 2003). Herbert Spencer coined the phrase "survival of the fittest" to ...

A Tidepool Hermit Crab Consideration

("Marine Life," 2003). Hermit crabs are able to protect the vulnerable part of their bodies through the utilization of an empty sn...

Overview of the Exotic but Very Poisonous Puffer Fish

exist in controlled conditions for economic purposes (Labb?e, 2003, p. 42). Puffer fish earned its name because when threatened, ...

Antibiotics Resisting Bacteria and the Theory of Evolution

are prokaryotic organisms. This translates to mean that their cellular nuclei lack a nuclear membrane. Consequently, even though...

An Examination of Aviadenovirus

In five pages adenoviruses are presented in an overview with aviadenovirus or the infection of such domestic fowl species as turke...

Hippocampus ingens Seahorses

In five pages the Hippocampus ingens species is emphasized in this overview of seahorses that includes biology as well as pharmace...

Fire's Effects on the Evolution of Plant Species

This paper examines the effects of fire on various metabolic and evolutionary aspects of plant life. The author focuses on the Po...

Alligator Mississippiensis or the American Alligator

In five pages this American species of alligator is examined in an overview of how it evolved from the crocodile, its reproductive...

Mallard Bird Species

In four pages the Anatidae family species known as mallard is described in terms of breeding, geography, dynamics, eating and othe...

Overview of Howler Monkeys

spite of ongoing territory degradation. Specific to their region are the foods required to perpetuate the species, including cert...

Geological Overview of the Garnet Gemstone

In five pages the garnet gemstone is examined in an overview of its geology, processing, and associated mineral species. Four sou...

A Proposed Plan For Business Writing

This paper provides a business plan based on a study conducted to determine what species of fish would be best suited for outer-sp...

Evidence Offered by Charles Darwin on Natural Selection

In six pages this paper discusses the natural selection theory of Charles Darwin and includes a consideration of the Galapagos Isl...

Charles Darwin's Origin of the Species and Natural Selection

In five pages this paper examines Charles Darwin's Origin of the Species in terms of its natural selection theory content. Six so...

Comparison and Contrast of Men and Dogs

a pack of males, she automatically receives all attention and is often the unwitting recipient of dog-like howls, eye-bulging star...

Sea Lions, Walruses, Seals, and the Pinnipedia Suborder

In two pages the species of this suborder and how they have evolved are examined. Two sources are cited in the bibliography....

Brucella Species Cytoplasmic Protein

In twenty pages serologic diagnostic testing qualities and research pertaining to the 18 kDa cytoplasmic protein are discussed in ...

Status and Future Prospects for the Red Cockaded Woodpecker

In five pages this paper examines how the red cockaded woodpecker had been threatened with extinction but how species management h...

Evolution of the Red Fox

Inasmuch as the red fox is found in a number of geographical locations, it can be readily argued that its mode of speciation is th...

The Loxodonta africana cyclotis Species of Forgotten African Forest Elephants

In this paper of seven pages the savanna and forest elephants of Africa are discussed in terms of the behavioral patterns and morp...

European Cuckoo and Brood Parasitism

In eleven pages the brood parasitism practice among the European Cuckoo is examined and includes discussion of such concepts as ac...

Mozambique and Possibilities of Freshwater Prawn Fishery

In five pages the species Macrobrachium rosenbergii freshwater prawn, its cultural methodology, and the possibilities for Mozambiq...