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-CROATIA ISNT AN ISLAND! It was off the Croatian coast- on the island of Pod Mrcaru.
-The Croatian war of independence was from 1991-1995, not in the 70s as I mistakenly said (sorry).
The first in my new series designed to teach people everything they need to know about evolution from a scientific perspective.
Italian Wall lizards:
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/080421-lizard-evolution_2.html
Index of Creationist Claims
talkorigins.org/indexcc/list.html
livescience.com/strangenews/050811_scientists_god.html
From line 1: "About two-thirds of scientists believe in God, according to a new survey that uncovered stark differences based on the type of research they do."
-For clarification, the study does NOT say they believe in a Christian God, or what type of God for that matter. I referenced this close to Christianity, and want to make sure no one confuses what I meant, or said.
-CROATIA ISNT AN ISLAND! It was off the Croatian coast- on the island of Pod Mrcaru.
-The Croatian war of independence was from 1991-1995, not in the 70s as I mistakenly said (sorry).
The first in my new series designed to teach people everything they need to know about evolution from a scientific perspective.
Italian Wall lizards:
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/080421-lizard-evolution_2.html
Index of Creationist Claims
talkorigins.org/indexcc/list.html
livescience.com/strangenews/050811_scientists_god.html
From line 1: "About two-thirds of scientists believe in God, according to a new survey that uncovered stark differences based on the type of research they do."
-For clarification, the study does NOT say they believe in a Christian God, or what type of God for that matter. I referenced this close to Christianity, and want to make sure no one confuses what I meant, or said.





![This is Why Every Scientist Accepts Evolution
READ DESCRIPTION: Please watch the video in its entirety- I know it starts off slow and technical. I discuss the actual, oft unmentioned reason every scientist accepts evolution. Ignorance is no longer an excuse.
Special thanks to Greenman3610 for providing the audio track in the background. If youre remotely interested in global warming, subscribing to him is not an option, its a requirement.
-The C14 tree/etc example is just to show the strengths of independent methods.
Embryology video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnTGYdasDu0
Transitional Fossils: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUcB_HiCKnM
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![How Evolution Works 7: Speciation
I discuss what speciation is, and how it works. Examples and peer reviewed references are also given.
For information regarding how organisms with Robertsonian translocations can reproduce, see
Bruere AN, Ellis PM., Cytogenetics and reproduction of sheep with multiple centric fusions (Robertsonian translocations). J Reprod Fertil 1979 Nov;57(2):363-75.
References:
[1] Britton-Davidian et al. Rapid chromosomal evolution in island mice.
Nature. 2000 Jan 13;403(6766):158.
[2] Podos, Jeff. Vocal mechanics in Darwins finches: correlation of beak gape and song frequency.
Journal of Experimental Biology 207, 607-619 (2004).
[3] Miller, Hilary C. A molecular phylogeny of New Zealands Petroica (Aves: Petroicidae) species based on mitochondrial DNA sequences.
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution: Volume 40, Issue 3, September 2006, Pages 844-855
[4] Katharine Byrne and Richard A Nichols (1999) Culex pipiens in London Underground tunnels: differentiation between surface and subterranean populations
[5] Byrne, K. and R. A. Nichols, 1999. Culex pipiens in London Underground tunnels: differentiation between surface and subterranean populations. Heredity 82: 7-15.
[6] Nuttall, Nick, 1998. Stand clear of the Tubes 100-year-old super-bug. Times (London), 26 Aug. 1998, 1. http://www.gene.ch/gentech/1998/Jul-Sep/msg00188.html
[7] Feder, J. L., C. A. Chilcote and G. L. Bush. 1988. Genetic differentiation between sympatric host races of the apple maggot fly, Rhagoletis pomonella. Nature. 336:61-64.
[8] Prokopy, R. J., S. R. Diehl, and S. H. Cooley. 1988. Oecologia. 76:138.
[9] McPheron, B. A., D. C. Smith and S. H. Berlocher. 1988. Genetic differentiation between host races of Rhagoletis pomonella. Nature. 336:64-66.
[10] Schluter, D. 1996. Ecological speciation in postglacial fishes. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B 351: 807-814. Also, see [12]
[11] Halliburton, R. and G. A. E. Gall. 1981. Disruptive selection and assortative mating in Tribolium castaneum. Evolution. 35:829-843.
[12] McKinnon, J. S., S. Mori, B. Blackman, L. David, D. M. Kingsley, L. Jamieson, J. Chou, and D. Schluter. 2004. Evidence for ecologys role in speciation. Nature 429: 294-298. How Evolution Works 7: Speciation](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LEGQu3cm3CE/mqdefault.jpg)