Blue Tigers, Black Tapirs, & the Pied Raven of the Faroe Islands: Teaching Genetic Drift using Real-Life Animal Examples

Marcel Robischon

doi:10.1525/abt.2015.77.2.5

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1 February 2015 Blue Tigers, Black Tapirs, & the Pied Raven of the Faroe Islands: Teaching Genetic Drift using Real-Life Animal Examples

Marcel Robischon

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The American Biology Teacher, 77(2):108-112 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2015.77.2.5

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Genetic drift is a concept of population genetics that is central to understanding evolutionary processes and aspects of conservation biology. It is frequently taught using rather abstract representations. I introduce three real-life zoological examples, based on historical and recent color morphs of tigers, tapirs, and ravens, that can complement classical models.

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Marcel Robischon "Blue Tigers, Black Tapirs, & the Pied Raven of the Faroe Islands: Teaching Genetic Drift using Real-Life Animal Examples," The American Biology Teacher 77(2), 108-112, (1 February 2015). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2015.77.2.5

Published: 1 February 2015

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