Bio 311D Levin
Inbreeding
Reduces genetic variation
Creates inbreeding depression
Detrimental to Species
Speciation
Allopatric or Sympatric
Usually occurs gradually
Can occur by polyploidy
Global Warming
Caused by higher greenhouse gas levels
Will alter environments and ecosystems
Will increase ocean levels
Will alter species ranges
Species Interactions
Also include predation, commensalism
Competition harms both species
May be positive or negative
Population Genetics
P nd Q are frequency of alleles
If random, tends toward heterozygosity
Few alleles are lost in normal conditions
Extinction
Eliminatino of a Species
5 major extinctions have occured
May open up niches