SOS – Ras GEF

NF1 - Ras GAP

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Ecotypes, individuals of a species that vary in external appearance and their variations are genetically fixed and irreversible The individuals of a species growing under different environmental conditions differ in external appearance, but these changes are only temporary, not permanent, and hence reversible Ecads (Ecophenes). 

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Species-Time Hypothesis 

Communities diversify, that is, gain species, with time

Temperate regions are less species-rich than tropical regions because they are younger and have only more recently recovered from glaciations and severe climatic disruption

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

The Species-Area Hypothesis Large areas contain more species than small areas because they can support larger populations and a greater range of habitats.

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

The Species-Energy Hypothesis

Available energy determines species richness.

Increased solar energy, together with an abundance of water, results in high productivity of plants.