Post by Robert Nordsieck on May 7, 2011 10:26:36 GMT
Hi everybody,
I recently found out that there is now a publication with the results of the evolution megalab, in which some thousand helpers counted banded snails (Cepaea nemoralis mainly), their colours and band patterns, which were then compared to historical finding from since the 50s.
> Silvertown, J.; Cook, L.; Cameron, R.; Dodd, M.; McConway, K. et al. (2011): Citizen Science Reveals Unexpected Continental-Scale Evolutionary Change in a Model Organism. PLoS ONE 6 (4).
A short description of the results can also be found on my banded snail page.
For those who might not know him: Professor R.A.D. Cameron is also an author of the book "Land Snails of Britain and North-West Europe". In this movie on youtube he describes the evolution megalab project.
Kind regards
Robert
I recently found out that there is now a publication with the results of the evolution megalab, in which some thousand helpers counted banded snails (Cepaea nemoralis mainly), their colours and band patterns, which were then compared to historical finding from since the 50s.
> Silvertown, J.; Cook, L.; Cameron, R.; Dodd, M.; McConway, K. et al. (2011): Citizen Science Reveals Unexpected Continental-Scale Evolutionary Change in a Model Organism. PLoS ONE 6 (4).
A short description of the results can also be found on my banded snail page.
For those who might not know him: Professor R.A.D. Cameron is also an author of the book "Land Snails of Britain and North-West Europe". In this movie on youtube he describes the evolution megalab project.
Kind regards
Robert
Thanks 