Evolution of cetaceans decreasing. Other historical climate events can be correlated and matched with the genome history of the Yangtze River dolphin as well. This shows how global and local climate change can drastically affect a genome, leading to changes in fitness, survival, and evolution of a species. The European population of common dolphins ("Delphinus delphis") in the Mediterranean have differentiated into two types: eastern and western. According to a 2012 study, this seems to be due to a recent bottleneck as well, which drastically decreased the size of the eastern Mediterranean population. Also, the lack of population structure between the western and
The Snow Creature The Snow Creature The Snow Creature is a 1954 science fiction-horror film movie produced and directed by W. Lee Wilder for Planet Filmplays Inc., written by Myles Wilder, and starring Paul Langton. The film has a two-act structure, the first act taking place in the exotic locale of the Himalayas and the second occurring in Los Angeles, California. While the first act takes place in an undisclosed Himalayan country (presumably bordering India) the actors portraying the locals speak Japanese. The movie starts with a scientific expedition intent on collecting botanical samples, led by Dr. Frank Parrish (Paul Langton) and encounters