"Off With Her Head!"

My understanding of evolutionary theory and the Kumulipo helps me explain the Red Queen Hypothesis. According to class lectures, the evolutionary theory explains how a population genetically changes over a period of time. The Kumulipo, according to Lakea’s lectures, is a genealogy and a story of how life began. As seen during the class activities with Lakea, the Kumulipo and evolutionary theory have many similar qualities. The main difference between the Kumulipo and the evolutionary theory is that the Kumulipo includes the spiritual side of things, while the evolutionary theory is based on empirical fact. Besides that, the Kumulipo and the evolutionary theory are essentially the same thing. According to http://www.indiana.edu/~curtweb/Research/Red_Queen%20hyp.html, the Red Queen Hypothesis states that constant evolutionary struggle between two species to avoid extinction. The evolutionary theory and the Kumulipo help me understand what it means to evolve. From class lectures, I have learned that the evolutionary theory has 5 mechanisms of evolution, and the Red Queen Hypothesis deals mostly with natural selection. The Kumulipo helps me see that there is dualism in symbiotic relationships. In the Kumulipo, whenever a sea creature was created, a land creature was created as well. This shows that species are paired together to benefit each other like the clown fish and the sea anemones (a symbiotic relationship). In conclusion, the evolutionary theory and Kumulipo provide the background information required to understand the Red Queen Hypothesis.  

***Note: The title "Off With Her Head!" derives from the phrase that the Red Queen screams during the movie Alice in Wonderland.