Adaptation, Extinction and Global Change

from McGill Podcasts » Mini-Science · host Cody Rei-Anderson

McGill Biology professor Graham Bell describes examples of rapid evolution as well as situations where adaptation hasn’t happened. He further explains how organisms are likely to evolve in the coming period of rapid environmental change.

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McGill Biology professor Graham Bell describes examples of rapid evolution as well as situations where adaptation hasn't happened. He further explains how organisms are likely to evolve in the coming period of rapid environmental change. [flashvideo file="http://podcasts.mcgill.ca/pods/scienceandtechnology/P090061_MiniScience_2008_ep1.m4v" height=344 image="http://podcasts.mcgill.ca/files/2009/11/evansthumb.jpg" /]

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