How Evolution Shapes Animal Behavior and Survival
A honeybee returns to its hive and performs a waggle dance that communicates a food location. The dance has inherited components, but experience observing other dancers contributes to accurate performance. It is therefore a poor example of behavior that is wholly independent of learning.
Evolution and Extinction: How Populations Respond to Change
Influenza vaccines must be planned before the season in which they will be used. As circulating viruses evolve, their surface proteins can become a poorer match for the immune response the vaccine was designed to elicit. Mutation and selection are operating over months, which makes influenza an exam
