15. To Kill a Kilowattrel: Evolution of Flight

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In the Safari Zone, I get into the evolution of flight in invertebrates and vertebrates using pokemon case studies. During the pokémon professors rant, I appropriately rant about more diversity in flying type pokémon. Lastly, we will end todays episode with describing a regional variant of a new pidgey variant and results from our latest pokémon spectacular competition. Sit back and relax in a chair older than yourself, open an old dusty tome, and join me as we adapt or die!
Link to Google Slides of Pokémon discussed in this episode

Additional resources mentioned in this episode:
1. Elgin, R. A., Hone, D. W., & Frey, E. (2011). The extent of the pterosaur flight membrane. _Acta Palaeontologica Polonica_, _56_(1), 99-111.
2. Hunter, P. (2007). The nature of flight: the molecules and mechanics of flight in animals. _EMBO reports_, _8_(9), 811-813.
3. Iwamoto H, Nishikawa Y, Wakayama J, Fujisawa T (2002) Direct X-ray observation of a single hexagonal myofilament lattice in native myofibrils of striated muscle. Biophys J 83: 1074–1081
4. Iwamoto H, Inoue K, Yagi N (2006) Evolution of long-range myofibrillar crystallinity in insect flight muscle as examined by X-ray cryomicrodiffraction. Proc Biol Sci 273: 677–685
5. Sachs, G., Traugott, J., Nesterova, A. P., Dell'Omo, G., Kümmeth, F., Heidrich, W., ... & Bonadonna, F. (2012). Flying at no mechanical energy cost: disclosing the secret of wandering albatrosses.
6. Stalmaster, M. V., & Gessaman, J. A. (1984). Ecological energetics and foraging behavior of overwintering bald eagles. _Ecological Monographs_, _54_(4), 407-428.
7. https://www.serebii.net/pokemon/type/flying/

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15. To Kill a Kilowattrel: Evolution of Flight

Adapt or Die! The Evolutionary Biology of Pop Culture

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16. The Meta(pod)morphosis: Evolution of Insects 27:16

16 days ago27:16

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Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the bug type. Our evolutionary connection to the bug type is the evolution of insects. In the Safari Zone, I get into what defines an insect and will review the representation of all the major insect orders in the pokémon games. During the pokémon professors rant, I appropriately rant about more diversity in bug type pokémon. Lastly, we will end todays episode with describing a new water bug type lineage and results from our latest pokémon spectacular competition. Sit back and relax in a chair older than yourself, open an old dusty tome, and join me as we adapt or die! Link to Google Slides of Pokémon discussed in this episode Additional resources mentioned in this episode: 1. Aguiar, A.P.; Deans, A.R.; Engel, M.S.; Forshage, M.; Huber, J.T.; Jennings, J.T.; Johnson, N.F.; Lelej, A.S.; Longino, J.T.; Lohrmann, V.; Mikó, I.; Ohl, M.; Rasmussen, C.; Taeger, A.; Yu, D.S.K. (2013). 2. Edgecombe, G. D., & Giribet, G. (2007). Evolutionary biology of centipedes (Myriapoda: Chilopoda). _Annu. Rev. Entomol._, _52_(1), 151-170. 3. Forero, D. (2008). The systematics of the Hemiptera. Revista Colombiana de Entomología, _34_(1), 1-21. 4. D. Grimaldi; M. S. Engel (2005). _Evolution of the Insects_. 5. Hoell, H.V., Doyen, J.T. & Purcell, A.H. (1998). _Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity, 2nd ed_. Oxford University Press. pp. 392–394. 6. Legendre, Frédéric; Nel, André; Svenson, Gavin J.; Robillard, Tony; Pellens, Roseli; Grandcolas, Philippe; Escriva, Hector (22 July 2015). (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4511787). _PLOS ONE_. 10 (7): e0130127. 7. Piersanti, S., Frati, F., Conti, E., Gaino, E., Rebora, M., & Salerno, G. (2014). First evidence of the use of olfaction in Odonata behaviour. _Journal of Insect Physiology_, _62_, 26-31. 8. Richter, S., Møller, O., & Wirkner, C. (2009). Advances in crustacean phylogenetics. _Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny_, _67_, 275-286. 9. Ruebenstahl A, Mongiardino Koch N, Lamsdell JC, Briggs DEG. 2024 Convergent evolution of giant size in eurypterids. Proc. R. Soc. B 291: 20241184. 10. Schmidt‐Rhaesa, A., Bartolomaeus, T., Lemburg, C., Ehlers, U., & Garey, J. R. (1998). The position of the Arthropoda in the phylogenetic system. _Journal of Morphology_, _238_(3), 263-285. 11. Scholtz, G., & Edgecombe, G. D. (2005). Heads, Hox and the phylogenetic position of trilobites. _Crustacea and arthropod relationships_, _16_, 139-165. 12. Tihelka, E., Cai, C., Giacomelli, M., Lozano-Fernandez, J., Rota-Stabelli, O., Huang, D., ... & Pisani, D. (2021). The evolution of insect biodiversity. _Current Biology_, _31_(19), R1299-R1311. Follow Adapt or Die! on Instagram for regular updates Follow Austin on Bluesky and Instagram Have a pop culture ecology or evolutionary biology question you want answered? Submit your questions and ideas here for a chance to have your topic researched and discussed on the podcast! Song credits: Music by Gregor Quende l from Pixabay Logo design: Austin Ashbaugh, Chase Ashbaugh, Xander Allen…

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15. To Kill a Kilowattrel: Evolution of Flight 33:02

4 weeks ago33:02

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Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the flying type. Our evolutionary connection to the flying type is the evolution of flight. In the Safari Zone, I get into the evolution of flight in invertebrates and vertebrates using pokemon case studies. During the pokémon professors rant, I appropriately rant about more diversity in flying type pokémon. Lastly, we will end todays episode with describing a regional variant of a new pidgey variant and results from our latest pokémon spectacular competition. Sit back and relax in a chair older than yourself, open an old dusty tome, and join me as we adapt or die! Link to Google Slides of Pokémon discussed in this episode Additional resources mentioned in this episode: 1. Elgin, R. A., Hone, D. W., & Frey, E. (2011). The extent of the pterosaur flight membrane. _Acta Palaeontologica Polonica_, _56_(1), 99-111. 2. Hunter, P. (2007). The nature of flight: the molecules and mechanics of flight in animals. _EMBO reports_, _8_(9), 811-813. 3. Iwamoto H, Nishikawa Y, Wakayama J, Fujisawa T (2002) Direct X-ray observation of a single hexagonal myofilament lattice in native myofibrils of striated muscle. Biophys J 83: 1074–1081 4. Iwamoto H, Inoue K, Yagi N (2006) Evolution of long-range myofibrillar crystallinity in insect flight muscle as examined by X-ray cryomicrodiffraction. Proc Biol Sci 273: 677–685 5. Sachs, G., Traugott, J., Nesterova, A. P., Dell'Omo, G., Kümmeth, F., Heidrich, W., ... & Bonadonna, F. (2012). Flying at no mechanical energy cost: disclosing the secret of wandering albatrosses. 6. Stalmaster, M. V., & Gessaman, J. A. (1984). Ecological energetics and foraging behavior of overwintering bald eagles. _Ecological Monographs_, _54_(4), 407-428. 7. https://www.serebii.net/pokemon/type/flying/ Follow Adapt or Die! on Instagram for regular updates Follow Austin on Bluesky and Instagram Have a pop culture ecology or evolutionary biology question you want answered? Submit your questions and ideas here for a chance to have your topic researched and discussed on the podcast! Song credits: Music by Gregor Quende l from Pixabay Logo design: Austin Ashbaugh, Chase Ashbaugh, Xander Allen…

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14. It Was A Pleasure to Forge: Urban Impacts on Evolution 34:09

6 weeks ago34:09

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Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the steel type. Our evolutionary connection to the steel type is the impact of urbanization on evolution. In the Safari Zone, I get into what current evolutionary pressures of cities are on organisms which are reflected in game and how humans (both in and outside of the Pokémon world) have benefited from looking to adaptations of the organisms around them. During the pokémon professors rant, I appropriately rant about the need for urban pressures to impact pokemon evolution based on proximity to the cities if Pokémon are so route specific. Lastly, we will end todays episode with describing a regional variant of Maushold and results from our latest pokémon spectacular competition. Sit back and relax in a chair older than yourself, open an old dusty tome, and join me as we adapt or die! Link to Google Slides of Pokémon discussed in this episode Resources cited for research in this episode: 1. Branciari, R., Franceschini, R., Roila, R., Valiani, A., Pecorelli, I., Piersanti, A., ... & Ranucci, D. (2020). Nutritional value and contaminant risk assessment of some commercially important fishes and crawfish of Lake Trasimeno, Italy. _International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health_, _17_(7), 2545. 2. Cook, L. M., & Saccheri, I. J. (2013). The peppered moth and industrial melanism: evolution of a natural selection case study. _Heredity_, _110_(3), 207-212. 3. Arbel Harpak, Nandita Garud, Noah A Rosenberg, Dmitri A Petrov, Matthew Combs, Pleuni S Pennings, Jason Munshi-South, Genetic Adaptation in New York City Rats, _Genome Biology and Evolution_, Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2021, evaa247, [https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaa247](https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaa247) 4. Holderegger, R., & Di Giulio, M. (2010). The genetic effects of roads: a review of empirical evidence. _Basic and Applied Ecology_, _11_(6), 522-531. 5. Marc T. J. Johnson, Jason Munshi-South ,Evolution of life in urban environments.Science358,eaam8327(2017).DOI:10.1126/science.aam8327 6. Nemeth, E., & Brumm, H. (2009). Blackbirds sing higher-pitched songs in cities: adaptation to habitat acoustics or side-effect of urbanization?. _Animal behaviour_, _78_(3), 637-641. 7. https://asknature.org/biological-strategies/ 8. https://www.serebii.net/pokemon/type/steel/ Follow Adapt or Die! on Instagram for regular updates Follow Austin on Bluesky and Instagram Have a pop culture ecology or evolutionary biology question you want answered? Submit your questions and ideas here for a chance to have your topic researched and discussed on the podcast! Song credits: Music by Gregor Quende l from Pixabay Logo design: Austin Ashbaugh, Chase Ashbaugh, Xander Allen…

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13. I, Seviper: Evolution of Poison and Venom 37:33

8 weeks ago37:33

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Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the poison type. Our evolutionary connection to the electric type is the evolution of venom and poison. In the Safari Zone, I get into the difference between venom and poison, how so many groups have evolved venom/poison, and introduce the idea of evolutionary arms races with pokémon case studies lines. During the pokémon professors rant, I appropriately rant about clarity around venom or poison in pokémon and how toxic should be the type and venom/poison type should only existing as a sub-typing. Lastly, we will end todays episode with describing a regional variant of slowking and results from our latest pokémon spectacular competition. Sit back and relax in a chair older than yourself, open an old dusty tome, and join me as we adapt or die! Link to Google Slides of Pokémon discussed in this episode Resources cited for research in this episode: 1. Dickinson, C. C. (2019). The Curious Poisoned Weed: Poison Ivy Ecology and Physiology. 2. Espiritu, D. J. D., Watkins, M., Dia-Monje, V., Cartier, G. E., Cruz, L. J., & Olivera, B. M. (2001). Venomous cone snails: molecular phylogeny and the generation of toxin diversity. _Toxicon_, _39_(12), 1899-1916. 3. Gladman AC. Toxicodendron Dermatitis: Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2006;17(2):120-128. doi:10.1580/PR31-05.1 4. Harris, R. J., & Arbuckle, K. (2016). Tempo and mode of the evolution of venom and poison in tetrapods. _Toxins_, _8_(7), 193. 5. Labadie, M., Aldabe, B., Ong, N., Joncquiert-Latarjet, A., Groult, V., Poulard, A., … de Haro, L. (2012). Portuguese man-of-war (_Physalia physalis_) envenomation on the Aquitaine Coast of France: An emerging health risk. _Clinical Toxicology_, _50_(7), 567–570. https://doi.org/10.3109/15563650.2012.707657 6. Mebs, D. (2001). Toxicity in animals. Trends in evolution?. _Toxicon_, _39_(1), 87-96. 7. Possani, L. D., Becerril, B., Delepierre, M., & Tytgat, J. (1999). Scorpion toxins specific for Na+‐channels. _European journal of biochemistry_, _264_(2), 287-300. 8. Undheim, E. A., & King, G. F. (2011). On the venom system of centipedes (Chilopoda), a neglected group of venomous animals. _Toxicon_, _57_(4), 512-524. 9. Vonk, F. J., Admiraal, J. F., Jackson, K., Reshef, R., de Bakker, M. A., Vanderschoot, K., ... & Richardson, M. K. (2008). Evolutionary origin and development of snake fangs. _Nature_, _454_(7204), 630-633. Follow Adapt or Die! on Instagram for regular updates Follow Austin on Bluesky and Instagram Have a pop culture ecology or evolutionary biology question you want answered? Submit your questions and ideas here for a chance to have your topic researched and discussed on the podcast! Song credits: Music by Gregor Quende l from Pixabay Logo design: Austin Ashbaugh, Chase Ashbaugh, Xander Allen…

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12. The Tynamo That Harnessed the Lateral Line: Evolutionary Physiology 32:53

10 weeks ago32:53

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Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the electric type. Our evolutionary connection to the electric type is evolutionary physiology. In the Safari Zone, I get into what physiology is, how it evolves, and how some of the systems that we see in real life have been used to generate pokémon lines. During the pokémon professors rant, I appropriately rant about the need for a dowsing machine / pokeradar on water through electroreception. Lastly, we will end todays episode with describing a regional variant of a platypus line and results from our latest pokémon spectacular competition. Sit back and relax in a chair older than yourself, open an old dusty tome, and join me as we adapt or die! Link to Google Slides of Pokémon discussed in this episode Resources cited for research in this episode: 1. Garland, T., & Carter, P. A. (1994). Evolutionary physiology. _Annual review of physiology_, _56_(1), 579-621. 2. Greenwood, P. G., & Mariscal, R. N. (1984). The utilization of cnidarian nematocysts by aeolid nudibranchs: nematocyst maintenance and release in Spurilla. _Tissue and Cell_, _16_(5), 719-730. 3. Herring PJ, Munk O. The escal light gland of the deep-sea anglerfish Haplophryne mollis (Pisces: Ceratioidei) with observations on luminescence control. _Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom_. 1994;74(4):747-763. doi:10.1017/S0025315400090020 4. Lissmann, H. W. (1958). On the function and evolution of electric organs in fish. _Journal of experimental biology_, _35_(1), 156-191. 5. Noble, D., Jablonka, E., Joyner, M. J., Müller, G. B., & Omholt, S. W. (2014). Evolution evolves: physiology returns to centre stage. The Journal of physiology, 592(Pt 11), 2237. 6. Wägele, M., & Johnsen, G. (2001). Observations on the histology and photosynthetic performance of “solar-powered” opisthobranchs (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia) containing symbiotic chloroplasts or zooxanthellae. _Organisms Diversity & Evolution_, _1_(3), 193-210. 7. Wernegreen, J. J. (2012). Endosymbiosis. _Current Biology_, _22_(14), R555-R561. 8. https://www.serebii.net/pokemon/type/electric/ Follow Adapt or Die! on Instagram for regular updates Follow Austin on Bluesky and Instagram Have a pop culture ecology or evolutionary biology question you want answered? Submit your questions and ideas here for a chance to have your topic researched and discussed on the podcast! Song credits: Music by Gregor Quende l from Pixabay Logo design: Austin Ashbaugh, Chase Ashbaugh, Xander Allen…

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11. Fahrenheit 006: Evolutionary Developmental Biology 37:31

12 weeks ago37:31

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Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the fire type. Our evolutionary connection to the ice type is evolutionary developmental biology. In the Safari Zone, I get into developmental modularity, novelty, and allometry with appropriate fire-type pokémon case-studies. During the pokémon professors rant, I appropriately rant about pokémon eggs. Lastly, we will end todays episode with describing a regional variant of the Torkoal line and results from our latest pokémon spectacular competition. Sit back and relax in a chair older than yourself, open an old dusty tome, and join me as we adapt or die! Link to Google Slides of Pokémon discussed in this episode Resources cited for research in this episode: 1. Grant, P. R., Abbott, I., Schluter, D., Curry, R. L., & Abbott, L. K. (1985). Variation in the size and shape of Darwin's finches. _Biological Journal of the Linnean Society_, _25_(1), 1-39. 2. Huxley, J. S. (1950). Relative growth and form transformation. _Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B-Biological Sciences_, _137_(889), 465-469. 3. Lewis, E. B. (1978). A gene complex controlling segmentation in Drosophila. _Nature_, _276_(5688), 565-570. 4. Müller, G. B. (2007). Evo–devo: extending the evolutionary synthesis. _Nature reviews genetics_, _8_(12), 943-949. 5. Peterson, T., & Müller, G. B. (2013). What is evolutionary novelty? Process versus character based definitions. _Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution_, _320_(6), 345-350. 6. https://thelostlambda.github.io/pokestats/#:~:text=The%20fastest%20Pok%C3%A9mon%20type%20is,type%20was%20the%20Rock%20type. 7. https://www.serebii.net/pokemon/type/fire/ Follow Adapt or Die! on Instagram for regular updates Follow Austin on Bluesky and Instagram Have a pop culture ecology or evolutionary biology question you want answered? Submit your questions and ideas here for a chance to have your topic researched and discussed on the podcast! Song credits: Music by Gregor Quende l from Pixabay Logo design: Austin Ashbaugh, Chase Ashbaugh, Xander Allen…

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10. A Song of Ice and More Ice: Ice Ages 39:50

14 weeks ago39:50

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9. One Flew Over the Archeops' Nest: Fossils 41:33

16 weeks ago41:33

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Episode Description: Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the rock type. Our evolutionary connection to the rock type is fossils. In the Safari Zone, I get into how fossils form, how we know what fossils are associated with what animals, and the basis for all of the fossil pokémon. During the pokémon professors rant, I appropriately rant about the the lack of mammalian fossil pokémon. Lastly, we will end todays episode with describing a regional variant of the deerling line and results from our latest pokémon spectacular competition. Sit back and relax in a chair older than yourself, open an old dusty tome, and join me as we adapt or die! Link to Google Slides of Pokémon discussed in this episode Follow Adapt or Die! on Instagram for regular updates Follow Austin on Bluesky and Instagram Have a pop culture ecology or evolutionary biology question you want answered? Submit your questions and ideas here for a chance to have your topic researched and discussed on the podcast! Song credits: Music by Gregor Quende l from Pixabay Logo design: Austin Ashbaugh, Chase Ashbaugh, Xander Allen Resources cited for research in this episode: 1. Cerda, I. A., Novas, F. E., Carballido, J. L., & Salgado, L. (2022). Osteohistology of the hyperelongate hemispinous processes of Amargasaurus cazaui (Dinosauria: Sauropoda): Implications for soft tissue reconstruction and functional significance. _Journal of Anatomy_, _240_(6), 1005-1019. 2. Clements, T., Atterby, J., Cleary, T., Dearden, R. P., & Rossi, V. (2022). The perception of palaeontology in commercial off-the-shelf video games and an assessment of their potential as educational tools. _Geoscience Communication_, _5_(3), 289-306. 3. Li, C., Wu, XC., Rieppel, O. _et al._ An ancestral turtle from the Late Triassic of southwestern China. _Nature_ **456**, 497–501 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature07533 4. Lopatin, A.V., Sotnikova, M.V., Klimovsky, A.I. _et al._ Mummy of a juvenile sabre-toothed cat _Homotherium latidens_ from the Upper Pleistocene of Siberia. _Sci Rep_ **14**, 28016 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-79546-1 Follow Adapt or Die! on Instagram for regular updates Follow Austin on Bluesky and Instagram Have a pop culture ecology or evolutionary biology question you want answered? Submit your questions and ideas here for a chance to have your topic researched and discussed on the podcast! Song credits: Music by Gregor Quende l from Pixabay Logo design: Austin Ashbaugh, Chase Ashbaugh, Xander Allen…

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8. Moby Diglett : Biogeography 30:09

18 weeks ago30:09

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Episode Description: Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the ground type. Our evolutionary connection to the psychic type is biogeography. In the Safari Zone, I get into why geography impacts our understanding of evolution and how geography impacts the creation of species. During the pokémon professors rant, I appropriately rant about the separation of rock and ground typing. Lastly, we will end todays episode with describing a regional variant of the barboach evolutionary line and results from our latest pokémon spectacular competition. Sit back and relax in a chair older than yourself, open an old dusty tome, and join me as we adapt or die! Link to Google Slides of Pokémon discussed in this episode Follow Adapt or Die! on Instagram for regular updates Follow Austin on Bluesky and Instagram Have a pop culture ecology or evolutionary biology question you want answered? Submit your questions and ideas here for a chance to have your topic researched and discussed on the podcast! Song credits: Music by Gregor Quende l from Pixabay Logo design: Austin Ashbaugh, Chase Ashbaugh, Xander Allen Resources cited for research in this episode: 1. Mcdowall, R. M. (2004). What biogeography is: a place for process. _Journal of Biogeography_, _31_(3), 345-351. 2. https://www.serebii.net/pokemon/type/ground/ Follow Adapt or Die! on Instagram for regular updates Follow Austin on Bluesky and Instagram Have a pop culture ecology or evolutionary biology question you want answered? Submit your questions and ideas here for a chance to have your topic researched and discussed on the podcast! Song credits: Music by Gregor Quende l from Pixabay Logo design: Austin Ashbaugh, Chase Ashbaugh, Xander Allen…

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7. Brave Mew World : Nature Vs. Nurture 47:41

20 weeks ago47:41

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Episode Description: Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the psychic type. Our evolutionary connection to the psychic type is nature Vs. nurture. In the Safari Zone, I get into how mattpat (Game theorists) relied a bit too heavily on nature/nurture in explaining pokemon evolution in reference to eevee and then get into explaining the evolution of senses in a variety of psychic pokémon. During the pokémon professors rant, I appropriately rant about the gradual weakening of the psychic typing over time. Lastly, we will end todays episode with describing a regional variant of the unown evolutionary line and results from our latest pokémon spectacular competition. Sit back and relax in a chair older than yourself, open an old dusty tome, and join me as we adapt or die! Link to Google Slides of Pokémon discussed in this episode Follow Adapt or Die! on Instagram for regular updates Follow Austin on Twitter and Instagram Have a pop culture ecology or evolutionary biology question you want answered? Submit your questions and ideas here for a chance to have your topic researched and discussed on the podcast! Song credits: Music by Gregor Quende l from Pixabay Logo design: Austin Ashbaugh, Chase Ashbaugh, Xander Allen Resources cited for research in this episode: 1. Alhosin, M. (2023). Epigenetics Mechanisms of Honeybees: Secrets of Royal Jelly. _Epigenetics Insights_, _16_, 25168657231213717. 2. Hoover, K. C. (2010). Smell with inspiration: the evolutionary significance of olfaction. _American Journal of Physical Anthropology_, _143_(S51), 63-74. 3. Jones, G., & Teeling, E. C. (2006). The evolution of echolocation in bats. _Trends in Ecology & Evolution_, _21_(3), 149-156. 4. Osório, J., & Rétaux, S. (2008). The lamprey in evolutionary studies. _Development genes and evolution_, _218_, 221-235. 5. Schwab, I. The evolution of eyes: major steps. The Keeler lecture 2017: centenary of Keeler Ltd. _Eye_ **32**, 302–313 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2017.226 7. https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/History_of_the_Pok%C3%A9mon_world 8. ht Follow Adapt or Die! on Instagram for regular updates Follow Austin on Bluesky and Instagram Have a pop culture ecology or evolutionary biology question you want answered? Submit your questions and ideas here for a chance to have your topic researched and discussed on the podcast! Song credits: Music by Gregor Quende l from Pixabay Logo design: Austin Ashbaugh, Chase Ashbaugh, Xander Allen…

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6. The Marowak in Black : Non-natural selection 52:31

22 weeks ago52:31

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Episode Description: **TRIGGER WARNING - I discuss Residential Schools and how a regional variant may be able to educate on an international level about how Canadian history has its own darkness** Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the ghost type. Our evolutionary connection to the ghost type is non-natural selection. In the Safari Zone, I get into how natural selection is almost always interfered with, what constrains evolution by natural selection, and how ghost type pokemon show examples of evolution outside of natural selection as case studies. During the pokémon professors rant, I appropriately rant about how the dark type should not be confused with evil personalities. Lastly, we will end todays episode with describing a regional variant of the phantump evolutionary line and results from our latest pokémon spectacular competition. Sit back and relax in a chair older than yourself, open an old dusty tome, and join me as we adapt or die! Link to Google Slides of Pokémon discussed in this episode Follow Adapt or Die! on Instagram for regular updates Follow Austin on Twitter and Instagram Have a pop culture ecology or evolutionary biology question you want answered? Submit your questions and ideas here for a chance to have your topic researched and discussed on the podcast! Song credits: Music by Gregor Quende l from Pixabay Logo design: Austin Ashbaugh, Chase Ashbaugh, Xander Allen Resources cited for research in this episode: 1. Futuyma, D. J. (2010). Evolutionary constraint and ecological consequences. _Evolution_, _64_(7), 1865-1884. 2. Gould, S. J., & Lewontin, R. C. (2020). The spandrels of San Marco and the Panglossian paradigm: a critique of the adaptationist programme. In _Shaping Entrepreneurship Research_ (pp. 204-221). Routledge. 3. https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/cedar/ 4. https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/totem_poles/#:~:text=Totem%20poles%20are%20monuments%20created,be%20visible%20within%20a%20community. 5. https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-dp/ghost.shtml Follow Adapt or Die! on Instagram for regular updates Follow Austin on Bluesky and Instagram Have a pop culture ecology or evolutionary biology question you want answered? Submit your questions and ideas here for a chance to have your topic researched and discussed on the podcast! Song credits: Music by Gregor Quende l from Pixabay Logo design: Austin Ashbaugh, Chase Ashbaugh, Xander Allen…

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5. Pride, prejudice, rats, and cane toads: Competition CORRECTION 0:56

24 weeks ago0:56

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I accidentally used "Trans extremist radical feminist" instead of "Trans exclusionary radical feminist" on the latest episode - apologies folks! Follow Adapt or Die! on Instagram for regular updates Follow Austin on Bluesky and Instagram Have a pop culture ecology or evolutionary biology question you want answered? Submit your questions and ideas here for a chance to have your topic researched and discussed on the podcast! Song credits: Music by Gregor Quende l from Pixabay Logo design: Austin Ashbaugh, Chase Ashbaugh, Xander Allen…

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5. Pride, Prejudice, Rats, and Cane toads: Competition 43:18

24 weeks ago43:18

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**CORRECTION** I mention in the contest spectacular section that shiny zoaroark almost looks as if it would align with trans extremist radical feminists - this was a major mistake/misspeaking of my own. I meant to say Trans EXCLUSIONARY radical feminists of the J.K. Rowling variety. I apologize deeply for anybody who was offended by this mistake. Episode Description: Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the dark type. Our evolutionary connection to the dark type is competition. In the Safari Zone, I get into how competition is important for how we understand evolution, how sexual dimorphism likely fuels mate competition in the dark type as well as how some regional variants have evolved through the introduction of invasive species outcompeting native species. During the pokémon professors rant, I appropriately rant about how the dark type should not be confused with evil personalities. Lastly, we will end todays episode with describing a regional variant of the bidoof evolutionary line and results from our latest pokémon spectacular competition. Sit back and relax in a chair older than yourself, open an old dusty tome, and join me as we adapt or die! Link to Google Slides of Pokémon discussed in this episode Follow Adapt or Die! on Instagram for regular updates Follow Austin on Twitter and Instagram Have a pop culture ecology or evolutionary biology question you want answered? Submit your questions and ideas here for a chance to have your topic researched and discussed on the podcast! Song credits: Music by Gregor Quende l from Pixabay Logo design: Austin Ashbaugh, Chase Ashbaugh, Xander Allen Resources cited for research in this episode: 1. Baldwin, P. H., Schwartz, C. W., & Schwartz, E. R. (1952). Life history and economic status of the mongoose in Hawaii. _Journal of Mammalogy_, _33_(3), 335-356. 2. Callaway, E. Size doesn't always matter for peacocks. _Nature_ (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2011.245 3. Darwin, C. The Origin of The Species by Means of Natural Selection. 1859. 4. Darwin, C. The Descent of Man and Evolution in Relation to Sex. 1871. 5. Han, G., Mall Follow Adapt or Die! on Instagram for regular updates Follow Austin on Bluesky and Instagram Have a pop culture ecology or evolutionary biology question you want answered? Submit your questions and ideas here for a chance to have your topic researched and discussed on the podcast! Song credits: Music by Gregor Quende l from Pixabay Logo design: Austin Ashbaugh, Chase Ashbaugh, Xander Allen…

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4. A Tale of Two Fishes: Biodiversity 45:14

26 weeks ago45:14

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Episode Description: Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the water type. Our evolutionary connection to the water type is biodiversity. In the Safari Zone, I get into what biodiversity is, what a niche is, how niches form biodiversity, how biodiversity is quantified and explain these ideas using the safari zones as well as the shellos, magikarp, and feebas lines. During the pokémon professors rant, I appropriately rant about how pokémon should not be restricted in movement once the post-game is reached. Lastly, we will end todays episode with describing a regional variant of the wailmer evolutionary line and results from our latest pokémon spectacular competition. Sit back and relax in a chair older than yourself, open an old dusty tome, and join me as we adapt or die! Link to Google Slides of Pokémon discussed in this episode Follow Adapt or Die! on Instagram for regular updates Follow Austin on Twitter and Instagram Have a pop culture ecology or evolutionary biology question you want answered? Submit your questions and ideas here for a chance to have your topic researched and discussed on the podcast! Song credits: Music by Gregor Quende l from Pixabay Logo design: Austin Ashbaugh, Chase Ashbaugh, Xander Allen Resources cited for research in this episode: 1. Andermann T, Antonelli A, Barrett RL, Silvestro D. Estimating Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Diversity Through Deep Learning. Front Plant Sci. 2022 Apr 19;13:839407. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.839407. PMID: 35519811; PMCID: PMC9062518. 2. Tuomisto, H. (2010). A diversity of beta diversities: straightening up a concept gone awry. Part 1. Defining beta diversity as a function of alpha and gamma diversity. _Ecography_, _33_(1), 2-22. 3. https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Great_Marsh 4. https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Hoenn_Safari_Zone 5. https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Johto_Safari_Zone 6. https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Kanto_Safari_Zone 7. https://pokejungle.net/2012/07/31/pokeologyfeebasmilotic/ 8. https://www.serebii.net/pokemon/type/water/ Follow Adapt or Die! on Instagram for regular updates Follow Austin on Bluesky and Instagram Have a pop culture ecology or evolutionary biology question you want answered? Submit your questions and ideas here for a chance to have your topic researched and discussed on the podcast! Song credits: Music by Gregor Quende l from Pixabay Logo design: Austin Ashbaugh, Chase Ashbaugh, Xander Allen…

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3. The Last of Us - Paras edition: Coevolution 44:12

28 weeks ago44:12