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15 - Phylogeny and Systematics
15 - Phylogeny and Systematics
The Tree of Life must be discovered through rigorous analysis. Genetic information is crucial because appearances can be... Read more
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29 - Island Biogeography and Invasive Species
29 - Island Biogeography and Invasive Species
Geography is very important in ecology. Two major systems have been designed to model this, island biogeography and meta... Read more
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30 - Energy and Matter in Ecosystems
30 - Energy and Matter in Ecosystems
The movement of matter and energy around the planet is very important, and its study draws on geology, and meterology in... Read more
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28 - Ecological Communities
28 - Ecological Communities
The idea of ecological communities has changed tremendously over the past 40 years. The classical view stated that there... Read more
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17 - Key Events in Evolution
17 - Key Events in Evolution
The history of life and evolution has been characterized by several key events. These events can be grouped as new hiera... Read more
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26 - Population Growth: Density Effects
26 - Population Growth: Density Effects
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24 - Climate and the Distribution of Life on Earth
24 - Climate and the Distribution of Life on Earth
This lecture provides an overview of the physical aspects of earth's biomes. Temperature, water, latitude, and altitude ... Read more
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27 - Interspecific Competition
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14 - Species and Speciation
14 - Species and Speciation
Speciation is the process through which species diverge from each other and/or from a common ancestor. There are several... Read more
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13 - Sexual Selection
13 - Sexual Selection
Sexual Selection is a component of natural selection in which mating success is traded for survival. Natural selection i... Read more
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23 - The Logic of Science
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21 - Evolutionary Medicine
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Evolution plays an important though underutilized role in medicine. Evolution guides how our bodies respond to various t... Read more
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19 - The Fossil Record and Life's History
19 - The Fossil Record and Life's History
The fossil record holds a lot of evolutionary information that can't be seen on shorter time scales, although the more r... Read more
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18 - Major Events in the Geological Theatre
18 - Major Events in the Geological Theatre
Geology and climate have shaped the development of life tremendously. This has occurred in the form of processes such as... Read more
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20 - Coevolution
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Coevolution happens at many levels, not just the level of species. Organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts serv... Read more
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