Evolution is the solution

 You say "evolution", we say "SuRvIvAl oF ThE FiTtEsT"!  This is a large misconception about evolution that is still widely believed today; the idea that if an animal is stronger, larger, faster, a "better" predator, that this in itself will give an advantage to retaining a lineage. This statement in itself is not accurate.  I picked this misconception because of how widely "known" it is, plus my little brother and I just very recently had a debate over this misconception. Although strong predators may have an upper advantage as securing resources, size may actually be a negative at times in regards to evolution.  To a frog example!  One would assume using this misconception that the frog with the loudest ribbet will end up with the most mates therefore ensuring a lineage, however the louder the ribbet the more likely a predator will find you. A ribbet is a frogs fine balance between future spawn or a soon death. 

Trends in evolution are not like the trends we speak of in every day life, where the trend pops up and disappears just as swiftly as it appeared. When regarding evolutionary trends, these are considered change to a lineage or multiple lineages over a period time, these changes improve or remove characteristics of a species for specific reason regarding environment. I like to think of amphibians when considering evolutionary trends. Amphibians are some of the most diverse creatures on planet earth and continue to provide excellent examples of evolution. Amphibians have evolved to live in many diverse areas but one trend all amphibians have kept is moist skin. This trend is a valuable factor of their evolution, whether it is a tree frog or a salamander all amphibians require water for respiration, but why is this important?  The development of amphibians begins in water; like fish they have gills when hatched but throughout development the gills disappear and lung fuction is a main s...

A little about my self;  I am a Zoology major with a Neuroscience minor and a Pre-Veterinary focus , I am currently in my 🎓senior🎓 year at OSU; I have a passion for the physiology of mammals and plan to further my studies in that area academically.  I am an avid hiker ,  kayaker and   national park explorer! And a dog mom to 5! This summer I was lucky enough to visit not only Arizona to hike Devils Bridge but also visit  Juneau Alaska  with my partner, it was amazing except we wish ours dogs could have came along too!  Devil's Bridge (with my partner and niece) Me in a creek (pretty typical) Perseverance Trail (with my partner ♡) Luna the OG Charlie the chillest boi Nems, a sweet ball of anxiety  Cooper, self appointed dad to all foster puppies Hazel, a potato dressed up