Peppered moth
224
Peppered moth
Discover Pinterest’s best ideas and inspiration for Peppered moth. Get inspired and try out new things.
1k people searched this
·
Last updated 1d
Peppered Moth (Biston betularia). A favourite of genetic studies, this species shows well the phenomenon of industrial melanism, where all-dark individuals became the dominant form in certain parts of northern England. Nowadays, the melanic form f. carbonaria is declining again in these areas. The flight period is from May to August, and the species is common throughout most of Britain though more locally distributed in Scotland. The larvae feed on a range of trees and plants, and can be…
135
References: Cook, L. M., & Saccheri, I. J. (2012). The peppered moth and industrial melanism: evolution of a natural selection case study. Heredity, 110(3), 207–212. https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.2012.92 University of Oxford. (n.d.). Peppered Moth natural selection experiments. Learningzone.oumnh.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved October 26, 2023, from https://learningzone.oumnh.ox.ac.uk/peppered-moth-natural-selection-experiments#:~:text=Kettlewell%27s%20hypothesis%20for%20why%20dark
28
28
Peppered Moth on Lichen Covered Tree
235
Moth trap, Pilling Lane, Lancashire, UK.
42
109
The color of an animal can determine whether it lives or dies. If it's easily spotted by predators, it may well become a meal. Hidden nicely against its background, an animal can escape its enemies for another day. The particular colors on an animals are determined partly by the genes its gets from its parents.
11
Evolutionary Truth by Piltdown Superman: The Peppered Moth and Evolutionary Fake News
129
Melanistic ... One black moth and one the normal color
2
Great natural selection simulation using the example of peppered moths.http://www.techapps.net/interactives/pepperMoths.swf
From most explosive to most potent aphrodisiac, this book by the leading entomologist Richard Jones celebrates 150 of the insect world's most ingenious creatures
109
Scientists unravel details of the famous mutation that turned moths black during the industrial revolution.
1
Peppered Moth - Biston betularia - Birkenspanner
14
Peppered moth
23
Peppered Moths at Manchester Museum, including both the typical mottled variety and the black mutant that first appeared in Manchester in the early 19th century. What a great Manchester story of the relationship between people and nature. Image (c) P Cliff.
23
Peppered Moths: Natural Selection
18
“Moths are just goth butterflies”
135
exquisite moth illustrated textiles | DRAWINGS FROM NATURE: Peppered Moth
95
41