The darkness created from tree cover ultimately caused less death by poaching for the darker coated leopards than the normal brighter variation. The darker colored leopards also had an easier time hunting prey since they were able to better camouflaged with its surroundings. These results prove that change in habitat does in fact effect the allele frequencies of the African Leopard populations since the recessive “a” allele became much better for survival compared to the dominant “A” allele. If the habitat had not changed, the allele frequency would still be much higher for the dominant “A” allele. In this simulation, natural selection shows that since the darker coated leopards were able to live longer and reproduce more frequently, the allele frequency of the recessive “a” allele greatly increased and the less favored dominant “A” allele decreased. This concept is key for understanding how evolution works and further supports the acceptance of the alternate hypothesis. In conculation, the change in habitat of the African Leopard caused by poaching and human encroachment does in fact have an effect on the populations’ allele
The darkness created from tree cover ultimately caused less death by poaching for the darker coated leopards than the normal brighter variation. The darker colored leopards also had an easier time hunting prey since they were able to better camouflaged with its surroundings. These results prove that change in habitat does in fact effect the allele frequencies of the African Leopard populations since the recessive “a” allele became much better for survival compared to the dominant “A” allele. If the habitat had not changed, the allele frequency would still be much higher for the dominant “A” allele. In this simulation, natural selection shows that since the darker coated leopards were able to live longer and reproduce more frequently, the allele frequency of the recessive “a” allele greatly increased and the less favored dominant “A” allele decreased. This concept is key for understanding how evolution works and further supports the acceptance of the alternate hypothesis. In conculation, the change in habitat of the African Leopard caused by poaching and human encroachment does in fact have an effect on the populations’ allele