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Evolution Lab
Illeya C Ringo
HRM/300
February 4, 2014
Kurtis Steinert
Precipitation Chart
Neutral data, based on no change to ecosystem
Adverse effects of change on population
Moderate effects of change on population
Positive effects to change on population
Increase Precip. Of Darwin
Darwin
Wallace
Yea Neutra Chang Neutra Chang
r
l
e
l
e
199
7
200
200
200
200
200
7
362
225
347
280
201
7
269
260
376
396
202
7
343
223
361
350
203
7
316
270
344
412
204
7
287
304
387
424
205
7
375
309
412
451
206
7
439
267
390
521
207
7
463
309
437
509
208
7
407
261
456
505
209
6
520
328
538
588
-37%
+9%
Decrease Precip. Of Darwin
Darwin
Wallace
Yea Neutra Chang Neutra Chang
r
l
e
l
e
199
7
200
200
200
200
200
7
362
130
347
272
201
7
269
257
376
335
202
7
343
290
361
313
203
7
316
337
344
390
204
7
287
298
387
320
375
438
412
382
439
467
390
415
463
435
437
416
407
508
456
428
520
-8%
478
538
-7%
503
205
7
206
7
207
7
208
7
209
6
375
464
412
362
439
440
390
471
463
463
437
489
407
492
456
499
520
-2%
507
538
640
+19%
The lab reflected that with an increase in precipitation there was a slight change of the
seed types from hard to medium and soft. The lab provided information on the change of hard
seed type with a decreased of 15% while medium seed increased 11% and soft seed increased 5%.
The changes in the seed type were not necessarily enough to affect the overall population of the
finch as much as the loss of total seeds due to the precipitation washing into the surrounding
ocean.
On the opposite side of the table it reflects far less of a change in population related to the
decrease in precipitation. The exact difference was a 17% drop in hard seed that transferred to an
increase of 15% medium seeds and 3 % soft seeds.
Discussion and Results
The chart above shows that over 100 year period an ecosystem will be affected by an increase in
precipitation. In both cases involving Darwin and Wallace Islands there was an average drop of
35% in the finch population to the directly affected ecosystem. This same chart has to completely
different outcomes as to the direct affect of decreased precipitation over a 100 year span, which
resulted in a mild drop in population to the Darwin Island but a substantial increase in population
of 19% to the Wallace Island.
Conclusion
It is difficult to determine the exact reasons for the results provided by the Evolution Lab. With
minimal data to research there are many variables that could have affected the outcome of the
research such as loss of food sources or habitats, or simply adapting to the environment. Although
the seed composition changed slightly in either case it is apparent that there were situations where
positive reactions happened to increase or decrease in precipitation. In either case the results
reflect that excess precipitation definitely adversely affect the finch population whereas the
decrease in precipitation simple encouraged the population to change in one environment and not
in the other. Providing more variables such as types of food sources and habitats would enable a
better analysis and conclusion to the research of how the finch is affected on both Darwin and
Wallace Islands with the change in precipitation.
References
University of Phoenix. (2012). Evolution Lab. Retrieved from University of Phoenix, BIO101
website.