Beak Size Determines Population Essay

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Evolution: Size Determines Population Latonia Hendry Dr. Jimmie Cave July 26, 2012 Title Evolution: Size Determines Population Introduction and Purpose The purpose of this experiment is to determine how something as minuet as a larger beak can change the course of the population of a species. In this experiment, the species were the finch of Wallace Island. The parameters of the beak were altered to a much larger size to show the effect over a period of time to do this experiment to show an outcome that will prove the following hypothesis: Enlarging the beak size of the finches will increase the population over a 100 year period. Materials ✓ Computer…show more content…
Chose only one variable to manipulate. ✓ Click done ✓ Make sure that the only change that is displayed is the beak size on Wallace Island. ✓ Click on “Run Experiment” located under the “years” bar. ✓ Examine your field notes for variances in your dependent and independent variables. ✓ Check for population growth or decline every 10 years and record your findings for closer comparisons. ✓ Copy and paste your field notes in the data section of your lab report. Data EvolutionLab Lab Notes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ================ Input Parameters ================ Parameter DARWIN WALLACE ------------------------------------------- Initial Beak Size: 12.0 mm 26.0 mm Heritability: 0.7 0.7 Variance: 1.0 1.0 Clutch Size: 10.0 eggs 10.0 eggs Precipitation: 20.0 cm 20.0 cm Population: 200.0 birds 200.0…show more content…
2021 13.29 263 | 27.09 784 2022 13.28 288 | 27.06 783 2023 13.45 244 | 27.13 739 2024 13.66 312 | 27.21 801 2025 13.74 349 | 27.19 751 2026 13.95 314 | 27.22 782 2027 14.0 398 | 27.28 719 2028 14.05 402 | 27.36 694 2029 13.97 326 | 27.4 748 2030 14.08 359 | 27.48 830 2031 14.16 441 | 27.47 770 2032 14.15 382 | 27.58 779 2033 14.19 363 | 27.59 754 2034 14.23 317 | 27.6 788 2035 14.33 361 | 27.64 782 2036 14.4 363 | 27.73 797 2037 14.5 409 | 27.8 800 2038 14.57 405 | 27.86 867 2039 14.54 391 | 27.96 778 2040 14.6 397 | 28.1 719 2041 14.61 412 | 28.14 787 2042 14.7 443 | 28.15 767 2043 14.73 450 | 28.16 811 2044 14.75 440 | 28.1 838 2045 14.75 424 | 28.15 809 2046 14.72 390 | 28.23 760 2047 14.88 388 | 28.32

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