Specific extinction

... for such an explosion of biodiversity to occur. We here have to be very specific as to how "biodiversity" is quantified. In the theory ... When the fossil evidence is used to show biodiversity, even after extinction events the curve goes back to what the computer model predicts. ...

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... in the geologic record—from their initial appearance until their extinction—“ now the current thinking notes that speciation or punctuated ... punctuated equilibrium contradicts some of Darwin's ideas regarding the specific mechanisms of evolution, but generally accords with Darwin's theory ...

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... results of *edit*hundreds of thousands*edit* of years of adaptation to specific climates and environments. As a result they have adaptations that ... would probably allow a singular race to exist on earth without extinction or speciation for MUCH longer than they would under stone-age ...

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To be more specific, the system of equations for a two-component system is: A1 = C1*E11 + C2*E21 A2 = C1*E12 + C2*E22 where A's are the absorbance at wavelenghts 1 or 2 E11 = extinction coefficient of component 1 at wavelength 1 E21 = extinction coefficient of component ...

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... i was illustrating a broad point. i wasn't arguing along the lines of specific organisms adaptations, only when it comes to groupings of matter. ... ultimate being would be incapable of adaptation, and thus subject to extinction due to changes in the environment or any other number of causes. ...

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