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Fall
2001
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Date
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Presenter(s)
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Title
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31Oct01
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Dr.
Steve LoDuca
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Paleobiology
and Physics: Constraining the Evolution of Dasyclads
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Description
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| Dasycladalean
algae, also known as dasyclads, rank among the largest single-cell organisms.
In addition, these marine algae have been around for millions of years
and have a rich fossil record. A computer model that calculates the
number of dasyclad offspring -- while taking into account findings from
the fossil record, geometric structure, physical constraints, and reproductive
factors -- provides insight to the possible ways that dasyclads evolved.
Please join us as Dr. LoDuca describes how dasycladalean evolution is constrained
by paleobiology and physics! |
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