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Introduction to studying adaptation.
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- 1 Direct observation of natural selection
- 2 Artificial selection as evidence for evolutionary biology
- 3 Direct observation of natural selection
- 4 Artificial selection as evidence for evolutionary biology
- 5 Introduction to phylogenetics
- 6 Using phylogenetic trees to understand biology
- 7 How do we make and compare phylogenetic trees
- 8 Examples of phylogenetic studies
- 9 History of science and biology, antiquity to the scientific revolution (1543)
- 10 History of science and biology, Newton (1600s) to Lamarck (1800s)
- 11 History of science and biology, Darwin (1809-1882)
- 12 History of science and biology, Darwin (1882) to WWI (1918)
- 13 History of science and biology, WWI (1918) to WWII (1945)
- 14 History of science and biology, post-WWII (1945+)
- 15 Diversity of life (1), broad overview of all life
- 16 Diversity of life (2), basal animals (porifera, ctenophora, and cnidaria)
- 17 Diversity of life (3), survey of protostomes
- 18 Diversity of life (4), deuterostomes (echinodermata, chordata, and fish)
- 19 Diversity of life (5), amphibians (anura, caudata, and gymnophiona)
- 20 Diversity of life (6), reptilians (reptiles, dinosaurs, and birds)
- 21 Diversity of life (7), mammal orders (cetacea, artiodactyla, perissodactyla, carnivora)
- 22 Diversity of life (8), selected mammal orders (e.g., rodentia, dermoptera, primates, and xenartha)
- 23 Diversity of life (9), selected placental mammal orders, monotremes, and marsupials
- 24 Introduction to studying adaptation.
- 25 Studying adaptation using the optimality and observation method.
- 26 Studying adaptation using the experimental method.
- 27 Studying adaptation using the comparative method.
- 28 Sexual selection (1), introduction.
- 29 Sexual selection (2), males 1.
- 30 Sexual selection (3), males 2.
- 31 Sexual selection (4), females 1.
- 32 Sexual selection (5), females 2.
- 33 Sexual selection (6), miscellaneous.
- 34 Life history theory (1), introduction.
- 35 Life history theory (4), optimal clutch size.
- 36 Life history theory (5), fitness conflicts.
- 37 Life history theory (6), inclusive fitness.
- 38 Game theory (1), prisoner's dilemma.
- 39 Game theory (2), the hawk:dove model.
- 40 Game theory (3), more complicated strategies and equilibria.
- 41 Game theory (4), evolution and economics.
- 42 Levels of selection (1), introduction.
- 43 Levels of selection (2), two examples.
- 44 Levels of selection (3), the evolution of sex.
- 45 Evolutionary constraints (1), introduction.
- 46 Evolutionary constraints (2), examples.
- 47 Population genetics (1), introduction.
- 48 Population genetics (2), Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
- 49 Selection (1), introduction.
- 50 Selection (2), an example and implication.
- 51 Selection (3), dominant advantageous alleles.
- 52 Selection (4), overdominance and equilibria.
- 53 Selection (5), perturbation analysis.
- 54 Mutation (1), introduction.
- 55 Mutation (2), an example and implication.
- 56 Mutation (3), genetic load.
- 57 Migration (1), introduction.
- 58 Migration (2), practical example.
- 59 Non-random mating (2), F calculations.
- 60 Non-random mating (1), introduction.
- 61 Non-random mating (3), the effects of inbreeding.
- 62 Finite population size (1), introduction.
- 63 Finite population size (2), effective population size.
- 64 Stochasticity (1), loss of alleles.
- 65 Stochasticity (2), fixation probability.
- 66 Stochasticity (3), selection versus drift.
- 67 Multiple loci (1), linkage disequilibrium.
- 68 Multiple loci (2), hitchhiking.
- 69 Multiple loci (3), multiple alleles.
- 70 Multiple loci (4), quantitative genetics.
- 71 Multiple loci (5), quantitative trait loci (QTL).
- 72 Molecular evolution (1), introduction.
- 73 Molecular evolution (2), substitution rates.
- 74 Molecular evolution (3), types of mutations.
- 75 Evo-Devo (1), introduction.
- 76 Evo-Devo (2), comparative embryology.
- 77 Evo-Devo (3), allometric studies.
- 78 Evo-Devo (4), molecular approaches.
- 79 Evolutionary psychology (1), introduction.
- 80 Evolutionary psychology (2), survival.
- 81 Evolutionary psychology (3), reproduction.
- 82 Evolutionary psychology (4), offspring care.
- 83 Human evolution (1), Introduction.
- 84 Human evolution (2), overview of methods.
- 85 Human evolution (3), history of humanity.
- 86 Miscellaneous
- 87 Bio 312 video 103: Course review.
- 88 Bio312 logical math argument for evolution
