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Adaptation Defined

Changes in gene frequencies resulting from selective pressures being placed upon a population by environmental factors; results in a greater fitness of the population to its ecological niche.

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TV Review: Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Published October 10, 2008, 3:58 pm, Blogcritics.org

Thomas Hardy's most famous and controversial novel gets the BBC costume drama treatment. The BBC has given us another of their period costume dramas, almost institutions in themselves. Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles is the latest to join the elite ranks of Pride and Prejudice and Bleak House.However, Tess is not your average, cosy, costume drama that makes for light Sunday-evening ...

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"Appaloosa" offers interesting twists on time-honored Western themes

Published October 10, 2008, 1:07 pm, Lonoke Democrat

By Carol Cling Friday, October 10, 2008 11:53 AM CDT The pulse-pounding thunder of hoofbeats. The silvery jingle-jangle of spurs. Even before we see a thing in “Appaloosa,” we hear. And know exactly where we are: home on the range, back where the movies began.

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Wyoming: In pursuit of heroes

Published October 10, 2008, 12:44 pm, Independent

My visit to Wyoming began in pursuit of a cattle rustler named Robert LeRoy Parker and his sidekick, Harry Longabaugh. A little more than a century ago, the pair achieved fame for carrying out a string of audacious robberies of banks, trains and mine payrolls, as well as for their dash and daring in evading the law. The proceeds funded a lavish lifestyle, but also enabled them to bestow such ...

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Jennifer Hudson: The "Dreamgirl"s" rise to the top still feels like a dream

Published October 10, 2008, 11:11 am, Birmingham Times

Those who have followed BV Buzz since its inception know I have a long history with Jennifer Hudson. Long before the countless awards, the recording contract with Clive Davis’ J Records and her A-list status, I knew the ‘American Idol’ finalist was destined for superstardom.

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Fitness in a changing world: The genetics and adaptations of the Alaskan stickleback fish

Published October 10, 2008, 9:37 am, PhysOrg

The stickleback fish, Gasterosteus aculeatus, is one of the most thoroughly studied organisms in the wild, and has been a particularly useful model for understanding variation in physiology, behavior, life history and morphology caused by different ecological situations in the wild.

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Bush a poor war president

Published October 10, 2008, 9:14 am, Otago Daily Times

How does President Bush compare to other US wartime presidents? Bob Woodward shares his opinion in The War Within .

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PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Oct. 4-10: A Look Back

Published October 10, 2008, 8:05 am, Playbill

Broadway revisited its childhood this week, in two different ways, through two very different Broadway openings.

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Could these games make the leap to film?

Published October 10, 2008, 7:32 am, University of Connecticut Daily Campus

There are tons of videogame franchises out there that could make compelling films. While the games are good enough on their own, the thought of seeing our favorite characters fleshed out on screen is one that could make any fan giddy. However, it could also make anyone squeamish as well.

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1/2: 'Ember' could be fanned into cult history

Published October 10, 2008, 3:06 am, The Morning Call

Heads up, all you tweens out there in Let's Go to the Moviesland. Today's word is ''dystopia,'' as in the opposite of ''utopia,'' often used to describe works of science fiction that depict an Earth that has been polluted (Blade Runner), globally warmed (Waterworld), or Big Brother'd (1984) into slavery.

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Some of 'Watchmen' has been watched

Published October 10, 2008, 1:57 am, Worcester Telegram & Gazette

LOS ANGELES - Who watched some of "Watchmen"?

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