Web Links
20. Diversification of life
Read about evolutionary trends at:
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/evo101/VIIDTrends.shtml
and adaptation at:
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/evo101/IIIE5Adaptation.shtml
Box 20.1
Read about modern biodiversity at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity
http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/Titlpage.htm#Table%20of%20contents
http://stort.unep-wcmc.org/imaps/gb2002/book/viewer.htm
http://www.biodiversityhotspots.org/Pages/default.aspx
Box 20.2
Read about Jack Sepkoski (1948–1999) at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Sepkoski
and more about Sepkoski’s evolutionary faunas at:
http://www.palaeos.com/Kingdoms/Biota.html
You can explore the different models for Phanerozoic diversifi cation using the PAST software, at:
http://folk.uio.no/ohammer/past/study12.html
Box 20.3
Read more about horse evolution at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_the_horse
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/horses/horse_evol.html
http://chem.tufts.edu/science/evolution/HorseEvolution.htm
Box 20.4
Read more about John Maynard Smith (1920–2004) at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maynard_Smith
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/marek.kohn/jms.html
and hear him speak at:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5719510285700008320
