Comments on: Rapid Evolution http://johnnyvonline.com/2008/04/21/rapid-evolution/ Share, Converse, Stimulate Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:47:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Wm D http://johnnyvonline.com/2008/04/21/rapid-evolution/comment-page-1/#comment-28325 Wm D Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:29:19 +0000 http://johnnyvonline.com/2008/04/21/rapid-evolution/#comment-28325 Might there be more generations? The question that comes to mind is how old are they when they are able to reproduce. If they at less than a year... more chance for evolutionary change. Might there be more generations? The question that comes to mind is how old are they when they are able to reproduce. If they at less than a year… more chance for evolutionary change.

]]> By: Zoo Boy http://johnnyvonline.com/2008/04/21/rapid-evolution/comment-page-1/#comment-28092 Zoo Boy Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:01:33 +0000 http://johnnyvonline.com/2008/04/21/rapid-evolution/#comment-28092 Good questions all around. I don't know what the average life span of the lizards in this example is. I would imagine it would have to be fairly short (maybe 3-5 years?). But even if that's true, that's only about 10 generations in 36 years. Pretty amazing anyway you look at it. Good questions all around. I don’t know what the average life span of the lizards in this example is. I would imagine it would have to be fairly short (maybe 3-5 years?). But even if that’s true, that’s only about 10 generations in 36 years. Pretty amazing anyway you look at it.

]]> By: 2487 http://johnnyvonline.com/2008/04/21/rapid-evolution/comment-page-1/#comment-27852 2487 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:57:20 +0000 http://johnnyvonline.com/2008/04/21/rapid-evolution/#comment-27852 Good article... Makes you think! Any idea what the average lifespan ? How many generations did it take for this to happen? I know that evolutionary traits in fruit flies can occur in the manner of months but each generation lives for a few weeks or something like that. This also makes me wonder whether average life span of a given species has any documented correlation with the species need/ability to adapt. For example if an animal is maintained in a consistent environment does it live longer on average than an animal that must adapt to changing conditions on a regular basis? Good article… Makes you think! Any idea what the average lifespan ? How many generations did it take for this to happen? I know that evolutionary traits in fruit flies can occur in the manner of months but each generation lives for a few weeks or something like that.

This also makes me wonder whether average life span of a given species has any documented correlation with the species need/ability to adapt.

For example if an animal is maintained in a consistent environment does it live longer on average than an animal that must adapt to changing conditions on a regular basis?

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