Bibliography
"Adaptation." National Geographic Society. 2011. Accessed July 17, 2016. http://nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/adaptation/. Gives definition of adaptations with examples.
"Archaeopteryx :An Early Bird." Archaeopteryx. Accessed July 17, 2016. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/birds/archaeopteryx.html. Information on Archaeopteryx and why it is important.
Coyne, Jerry A. Why Evolution Is True. New York, NY: Penguin Group, 2009.
A systematic look at evolution and all its components written in an easy to understand style.
Dinosaurs and Their Living Relatives. London: British Museum (Natural History), 1985.
Gould, Stephen Jay, and Elisabeth S. Vrba. "Exaptation—a Missing Term in the Science of Form."Paleobiology 8.01 (1982): 4-15. Web.
Lenski, Richard E. "How Evolution Shapes Our Lives." In How Evolution Shapes Our Lives: Essays on Biology and Society, edited by Jonathan B. Losos and Richard E. Lenski. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2016.
Lucas, Spencer G. Dinosaurs: The Textbook. 5th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2007.
Especially useful for the links between dinosaurs and birds.
"Natural Selection." Natural Selection. Accessed July 17, 2016. http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_25.
Simple explanation of natural selection including easy to understand graphics.
"Natural Selection." - Biology-Online Dictionary. Accessed July 18, 2016. http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Natural_selection.
"Our Philosophy." ICLE. Accessed July 18, 2016. http://www.leadered.com/our-philosophy/rigor-relevance-framework.php.
The Rigor Relevance Framework
"Pokémon Evolution Guide." Pokémon Evolution Charts. Accessed July 17, 2016. http://pokemondb.net/evolution. Maps out, in flow chart form, the order in which the various Pokemon evolve.
Shepherd, Roy. "What Is a Fossil?" DISCOVERING FOSSILS. Accessed July 17, 2016. http://www.discoveringfossils.co.uk/whatisafossil.htm.
A website explaining how fossils are formed. It includes a graphic depicting the process and many photographs of fossils.
Shubin, Neil. Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-billion-year History of the Human Body. New York, NY: Pantheon Books, 2008. Especially useful chapter discussing how paleontologists know where certain types of fossils might be found.
"The Definition of Mutation." Dictionary.com. Accessed July 17, 2016. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/mutation?s=t.
"The Definition of Scientific Theory." Dictionary.com. Accessed July 17, 2016. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/scientific-theory.
"The Definition of Vestigial." Dictionary.com. Accessed July 17, 2016. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/vestigial.
"The Formation of Fossils." The Formation of Fossils. Accessed July 17, 2016. http://scienceviews.com/dinosaurs/fossilformation.html.
How fossils are formed and why they are rare.
“The Evolution of Whales” http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evograms_03(accessed 21 July 2016). Detailed description of whale evolution.
"Theropod Dinosaurs." Theropod Dinosaurs. Accessed July 17, 2016. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/saurischia/theropoda.html.
What makes a dinosaur a theropod.
"Transitional Forms." Transitional Forms. Accessed July 17, 2016. http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/lines_03.
Shows transitional forms that predate modern whales.
"What about Fitness?" What about Fitness? Accessed July 17, 2016. http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_27.
Excellent explanation on the word fitness as to how it pertains to natural selection.
Young, David. The Discovery of Evolution. London: Natural History Museum Publications, 1992.
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