Evolutionary Biology Courses and Certifications

Selfishness and Altruism in Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior - Lecture 36

Explore evolutionary explanations for altruism, including kin selection and ecological constraints, challenging the idea that self-sacrifice contradicts natural selection.

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• 31 minutes
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Neutral Evolution - Genetic Drift and Molecular Clocks

Explore genetic drift and neutral evolution, understanding how random changes in genes can impact species over time without affecting reproductive success.

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• 44 minutes
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The Evolution of Sex - Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior

Explore the evolutionary benefits and costs of sexual reproduction, including genetic diversity, pathogen resistance, and the prevalence of sex in nature's recent evolutionary branches.

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• 49 minutes
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Evolution of Sex and Reproductive Strategies

Explore reproductive strategies, competition, and evolution across species, focusing on gender differences, mating behaviors, and the role of violence in reproduction among great apes.

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• 1 hour 6 minutes
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Evolutionary Biology

Explore the foundations of evolutionary theory, from genetic evidence to human evolution, enhancing scientific understanding and critical thinking skills.

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• 12 hours 56 minutes
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Daniel Lieberman on Evolution and Exercise - The Science of Human Endurance

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Explore human evolution, endurance, and exercise with Daniel Lieberman. Discover how our unique physiology shaped our species' success and impacts modern health, aging, and physical activity habits.

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• 53 minutes
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Aging Across Scales - Evolutionary Theories and Population Thinking

Explore evolutionary theories of senescence, recent modeling insights, and the pace-shape framework to understand why some organisms age while others don't, across different lifespan scales.

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• 52 minutes
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Gene-Culture Co-Inheritance of Behavioral Traits: A Price Equation Approach

Explores gene-culture co-inheritance of behavioral traits using a Price equation model, examining how cultural selection can overcome genetic selection and modify genetic selection pressures for complex phenotypes like altruism.

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• 48 minutes
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Evolution and Development of the Earliest Land Plant Rooting Systems

Explore the evolution of plant rooting systems, from ancient unicellular rhizoids to complex multicellular structures, and their impact on Earth's climate and ecosystems over 400 million years.

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• 54 minutes
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The Rise and Fall of Evolutionary Sand Castles

Exploring evolutionary models of biological interdependence, from organism components to ecological systems, and how these structures can fail catastrophically due to their interconnected nature.

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• 47 minutes
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Male Mate Choice and Female Ornamentation - A Mathematical Model

Explores mathematical model challenging assumptions about male mate choice and female ornamentation in polygynous species, revealing weak sexual selection on female traits despite common inferences.

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• 44 minutes
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On the Evolution of Sex and the Advantages of Recombination - 2013 Science Board Symposium

Explore the evolution of sex and recombination advantages with Sarah Otto. Delve into epistasis, costs, finite population effects, and analytical models in this comprehensive examination of sexual reproduction.

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• 58 minutes
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Cultural Contingency and Gene-Culture Coevolution - 2013

Explore gene-culture coevolution and its impact on human evolution, examining how cultural practices interact with genetic inheritance to shape populations over time.

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• 54 minutes
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The Dynamics of Genomic Sequence Evolution in 40 Adapting Budding Yeast Populations - 2013

Explore genomic sequence evolution in adapting budding yeast populations, uncovering insights into evolutionary dynamics and genetic adaptation mechanisms.

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• 55 minutes
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Zoobiquity - What Dolphin Diabetes Can Teach Us About Human Health

Explore how animal diseases can inform human health, bridging veterinary and medical sciences for innovative approaches to physical and behavioral well-being across species.

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• 1 hour 10 minutes
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