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Interactive Simulations of Evolution
Most of these resources require the use of Java installed on your computer.
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Evolution Java Applet
http://probability.ca/jeff/java/evolution.html
“Four amoebas are created (red, green, blue, and black), each containing a “stinger” to kill others. When an amoeba manages to kill another, then the victim dies, and the killer gives birth to a fresh amoeba. (The fresh amoeba is a randomly-mutated version of the killer.)
Each amoeba has four parameters: size, speed of rotation, frequency of deployment of stinger, and span of stinger. (Also displayed is the number of other amoebas it has killed without being killed itself.) Over time, the amoebas should evolve into beings well suited to their environment. But what parameters give rise to the most powerful amoebas?
Evidence for Evolution
Here are some useful online resources for a study of ‘Evidence for Evolution’
The following websites provide useful information resources for the evidence for evolution….