ikkisin
asked:
Hello! I saw your post talking about that assignment you had to do and you did one of wolves slowly evolving into seals? Would you be able to post that at all?? I would LOVE to read that
pangur-and-grim
answered:

honestly, the paper describing it is SUPER dry so I’m not sure how stimulating you’d find it? “Ecological factors drive differentiation in wolves from British Columbia”, Munoz-Fuente et al

there’s a lot of assumption on my part - a self-sustaining wolf pack that’s genetically isolated, swims all day, and has not only developed specialized fish-eating behaviour but has LOST behaviours that let them hunt moose/other large game further from the coast? distinct enough to be considered an Evolutionary Significant Unit? ohohoh my boy those are future seals!

I’d like to make video essays that explore what I’m learning as an Evolutionary Biology student (ex. how the biological sex ‘binary’ is fake af) - would the wolf thing be something you guys want to hear more about?

pangur-and-grim

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