Darwin Day – The Capacity for Adaptation in Natural Populations ft. Dr. Mason Kulbaba
McGivney Hall 14500 Bannister Road, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaThe concept of adaptation is a central, and sometimes misunderstood, theme in Darwinian evolution. Adaptation is the increase in fitness across subsequent generations and is how populations of species become “fitted” to their environments. The environment determines the character and magnitude of natural selection experienced by individuals but fluctuates both temporally and spatially. This fluctuation