Scientist from McGill University believed that they had discovered guppies that could adapt to heavily oil-polluted oil environments in Trinidad.
What these scientist actually found was these guppies are not adapting to their environment. The scientist were surprised to find that their assumptions were wrong because the guppies seemed to be surviving just fine and are known to adapt quickly.
The world’s ecosystem is changing quickly due to high stress that mankind is putting on the environment. If fish were able to adapt or survive in water that is highly polluted by oil it would be very beneficial.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eva.12289/full
The guppies didn’t adapt but are instead “running away” from their competitors and predators. The guppies can survive in the oil-polluted environment much better than their predators and competition.
Works Cited:
McGill University. “How Do Fish Adapt to Oil Pollution?” YouTube. YouTube, 25 Jan. 2016. Web. 02 Feb. 2016.
Rolshausen, G., Phillip, D. A. T., Beckles, D. M., Akbari, A., Ghoshal, S., Hamilton, P. B., Tyler, C. R., Scarlett, A. G., Ramnarine, I., Bentzen, P. and Hendry, A. P. (2015), Do stressful conditions make adaptation difficult? Guppies in the oil-polluted environments of southern Trinidad. Evolutionary Applications, 8: 854—870. doi: 10.1111/eva.12289
Thanks Cassidy– Here are some pointers for your next article
Here are some pointers for your next article:
1st Paragraph(section) —- In your introduction give us the broad picture with focus on the topic being discussed — guide us as to why we should care about the article that you are about to write — Be concise and factual and perhaps cite 1-2 references from a PEER-REVIEWED journal that you can find free to download on Google Scholar.
2nd Paragraph or (section) Focus on the problem — e.g., Warming climates are changing habitats and causing relocation of species which can impact the ecological balance of natural systems within that ecoregion.
3rd Paragraph or (section) –Talk about the research or what is being done to address the problem
4th Paragraph or (section) — Give a conclusion –if the problem is not resolved you might give ideas of what can be looked at that will help us to better address the problem.
References
Here is an example of how you will cite a peer-reviewed journal article
Von Hippel, F. A., & Weigner, H. (2004). Sympatric anadromous-resident pairs of threespine stickleback species in young lakes and streams at Bering Glacier, Alaska. Behaviour, 141(11-12), 1441-1464.