Ignis Avem And The Hummingbird : The Genetic Characteristics Of The Fire Bird

Ruby throated hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) are a species of hummingbird that is common in the eastern half of North America and Central America. This species is known as the smallest bird species in northeast North America, weighing as little as two grams and as much as five grams. They are the most common hummingbird seen east of the Mississippi river, and are usually green in color. Males are distinguishable by the red throat patch they have, which is called a gorget. Young males look similar to females, except for a tiny throat marking that is evident.

The purpose of this experiment is to test the hypothesis that small bird’s physical characteristics can greatly impact their species population growth over time. Using the Finch as a test subject for multiple trial runs on a simulated computer system we can alter the characteristics of the finch and run diagnostics for two completely different locations and set of experiments. This simultaneous testing and comparison will either prove or disprove the hypothesis that small bird’s physical characteristics can greatly impact their population growth. The base line for this comparison will be two islands

To compare the impact of evolution on different organisms a study was conducted by: carefully examining the species of birds with each other. This was accomplished through using a sample population of 200 birds. Moreover, there were other factors that were taken into account (in order to ensure objectivity and accuracy). The below table is illustrating those factors that were considered to be the most important during this study. ("Evolution Lab," 2012)

The Grant’s are capable of studying Darwin’s theory of natural selection in action, after gathering data from their colleagues, Peter Boag and Laurene Ratcliffe, who would be their watch on Daphne Island. Peter and Laurene witnessed an important event in natural selection, during a life or death situation with the finches. Though the two scientists were anxious for rain, but they did not receive a single drop that season. Rain would mean reproduction and fertility for the finches; however, the birds were faced with e horrible drought. Food became scarce and the finch population declined. Easy seeds to obtain on the ground were nearly gone. The seeds with tougher defenses, such as the caltrop, were usually untouched, since they were hard to crack. The finches with inadequate beaks did not

The Avis Papyrus, more commonly known as the Carmel Origami Bird, native to the sparsely spaced Cool Creek Islands, was subject to a study of its evolutionary success. These birds must travel long distances to get between the islands they inhabit in order to survive long enough to produce offspring; meaning that being able to fly long distances aids in their fitness. The development of these beneficial characteristics are possible because of something called natural selection. Natural selection is the gradual process over the course of generations where a species gradually develops and excludes traits and characteristics (Fukuyama, 2004). This is to help increase reproductive success of an organism and increase the animals fitness. The experiment looked at how natural selection led to their evolution and it’s raw data shows evidence that the Origami Birds have met evolutionary success due to natural selection.

The stories The Osage Firebird by Sudipta Bardhan and A Life Painting Animals by Diana Childress both tell about the life of two girls who overcame barriers to find success. Betty Marie Tallchief, from the story The Osage Firebird, becomes a great and well-known ballerina although she faces prejudice, criticism, and teasing when she was young. She turned into a great and successful ballerina because she overcame many obstacles. Rosa Bonheur, from the story A Life Painting Animals, becomes a great artist and famous for her works of art although she also faced prejudice and had disagreements with her father. She did not let hurdles slow her down or stop her from being successful.

Its name means swift or speedy thief they actually have feathers you might think of it as a giant chicken, but it's only about knee high to an adult human it's only three feet tall and six feet long. some scientist believe that birds are dinosaurs they both have wishbones and relative bones and have hollow bones, and they're both covered in feathers, the dinosaurs couldn't fly because they weighed too much. There's no evidence that they lived in packs they supposedly lived solitary, they to weapons to kill their prey as they used their single curved hind claws. But they also had their very sharp teeth and hands and its favorite lunch is the protoceratops, and they might have been warm-blooded like our mammals

The Pharomachrus mocinno has evolved many behavioural and physical traits as a result of adaptation to the current environment and lifestyle it leads, however this proposal will focus on the unusual plume tail length of the male P. mocinno. This particular species habitat requires nests as high as 22 meters in rotting trees (Seigfried et al. 2010). Therefore, the function of the feathers would typically be assumed to enhance flight, as that would make sense as a useful function in this scenario due to the high elevation. Surprisingly, however, the long length of the plume tail actually decreases the speed of the male bird due to the drag force of air (Norberg 1995) and requires it to drop backward off the branches before being able to fly forward normally (LaBastille et al. 1972). With such issues with the long plume tails, would sexual selection really be in this traits’ favour? In a study done on the widowbird such was the case; males with longer plumes were mated the most (Andersson 1982). However, the widowbird is completely black (including its tail), while in the case of Pharomachrus mocinno it is a very colourful bird. Previous studies also have shown, that the bright reflective colours on the male’s bodies help in attracting females (LaBastille et al. 1972).

The story “The Osage Firebird” is a narrative written story. The story tells about Betty Marie Tallchief and the challenges she faced in to becoming the prima ballerina of the New York City Ballet. The structure of the story includes cause and effect and chronological order.

Once the scientist finished analyzing the data collected they were able to determine if their hypothesis was correct or incorrect. The final results of the scientific hypothesis was proved to be incorrect. The scientist believed that if the precipitation was to increase at Darwin and Wallace Island, the finch beak would enlarge in size. The data collected determined that the increase of precipitation, made

Ruby throated hummingbirds have a lot of potentials in them. They have a lot of adaptations but don’t have much predators. Their only predators are humans and seasons. Winter and Fall because it gets too cold they will die. Humans might shoot them an accident.

Over the course of history animals have evolved to develop various mechanisms allowing them to adapt to and survive in the world in which they live. Selection pressure can often result in an animal developing mechanisms that can deceive and manipulate members of other species, creating an evolutionary arms race between the two. One research team, led by Dr. Diane Colombelli-Négrel, outlined an arms race created between the Fairy-Wrens and Cuckoos. These two species of birds have been engaged in an co-evolutionary competition over the Fairy-Wrens’ ability to correctly identify offspring as their own and the Cuckoo nestling’s ability to deceive Fairy-Wren parents for care.

The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee follows the Finch family through the hardships of the 1930s. The story takes place in fictitious Maycomb County, Alabama during the 1930s, when there were many racial issues such as the Jim Crow Laws. The Finch family consists of Jean Louise, nicknamed Scout, her brother Jeremy Finch, nicknamed Jem, and their father Atticus Finch who is one of the most prestigious lawyers in Maycomb County. The family experiences first hand, the harsh injustices that face the blacks leading the children to lose their purity. Man’s inhumanity to man compels Harper Lee to write To Kill A Mockingbird exposing the social issues; causing Jem, Scout, and Dill to lose their innocence; which provokes me to have a different

Krichman (2009) examined the ancestry of flightless birds (Gallirallus philippenesis) through the usage of genetic testing that were sampled throughout a range of ancestral species. This was to test a model of speciation where flightless birds were thought to have evolved from flying birds

Birds have beautiful feathers and lovely songs that bring joy and wonder to us humans. And flight is the feature that probably captures the human imagination more than anything else. For millennia, people have watched birds in the sky and wished we could fly, too.