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The Tangled Bank: Evolution and Species Interactions

February 29, 2024 Elizabeth Clare Season 2 Episode 9
The Tangled Bank: Evolution and Species Interactions
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The Tangled Bank: Evolution and Species Interactions
Feb 29, 2024 Season 2 Episode 9
Elizabeth Clare

In this episode Prof. Gordon Fitch explains the ways that individuals from two different species can interact in the wild, and the evolutionary consequences of this for species evolution and the stability of ecosystems. We cover competition, predation, mutualism, commensalism and the co-evolution of species... we even manage to work in Darwin and Taylor Swift! This is what Darwin referred to as the "tangled bank", complicated to unravel and critical to survival. 

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In this episode Prof. Gordon Fitch explains the ways that individuals from two different species can interact in the wild, and the evolutionary consequences of this for species evolution and the stability of ecosystems. We cover competition, predation, mutualism, commensalism and the co-evolution of species... we even manage to work in Darwin and Taylor Swift! This is what Darwin referred to as the "tangled bank", complicated to unravel and critical to survival.