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Intro to Evolutionary Biology
Two core tenets of evolution,
Important conclusions about evolu...,
What are the 2 products of evolution
7
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Lec 1 slides & reading
Forms of life have been produced ...,
Describe an aspect of evolution t...,
What is the theory of evolution
15
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Lec 2 slides and reading
Evolutionary change,
Genetic drift,
Biological evolution involves cha...
29
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Lec 3 slides and reading
Theory of evolution,
Similarities between different gr...,
Embryonic development
46
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Evolution for Ecology Module
Which of the following statements...,
Which of the following mechanisms...,
Which of the following statements...
5
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Lec 4 slides and reading notes
Fossil record,
Uniformitarianism,
Impact of geology on evolution
34
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Lec 5 slides and reading
Why was argument of design incorrect,
Artificial selection and heritabl...,
Kinds of heritable variation
18
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Lec 6 slides and reading
Reproductive isolation,
Geographical variation,
How do species in the same area r...
9
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mc qs
Which of the following is not a p...,
What is a vestigial organ a a str...,
What drives divergence between po...
9
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Lec 9 slides and reading
Why do different species that coe...,
Lack of interbreeding,
Geographical variation
69
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Lec 10 slides
Adaptive radiation,
4 features commonly identify an a...,
Causes of adaptive radiation
52
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Lec 11 slides and reading
How can complex adaptations evolve,
Example of adaptation evolving,
2 sources of evidence of complex ...
40
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Lec 12 slides
Issue with weeds and herbicides,
Where does resistance come from,
Outcrossing vs selfing weeds
11
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Lec 13 slides and reading (ch1)
How is climatic warming changing ...,
Downside of barriers,
Evolution has certainly produced ...
19
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Lec 14 slides and reading (pt 4)
The environmental variable most i...,
It follows that the single most i...,
Why is it hot near the equator an...
86
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Lec 15 slides and reading
Physiological ecology as a way of...,
How environmental factors determi...,
Abiotic and biotic factors
52
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NOT EXAM labs 1-3 + appendix A
Adaptation,
New traits and new combinations o...,
Fitness
62
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mc prac qs
What does reproductive isolation ...,
2 why do different species that c...,
3 what does geographical variatio...
76
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rq questions
Which of the following is not an ...,
Why does reproductive value vx in...,
The reproductive strategy referre...
15
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lec 16
Autotrophs,
Hermaphrodites,
Photosynthesis
24
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lec 17
What is a population,
Formula for pop density,
Why is n pop
31
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integrated lec 17
Pop dynamics and their importance,
Geometric growth discrete time fo...,
Exponential growth formula and ex...
33
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integrated lec 18
Life history and key components,
Age structured populations,
Life tables
52
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integrated lec 19
Species interactions,
Competition,
Lotka volterra model of competition
43
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integrated lec 20
Cycles in predator and prey popul...,
Examples of cycles in predator an...,
How do ecological factors such as...
53
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integrated lec 21
Symbiosis vs mutualism,
Types of mutualisms,
Population dynamics of mutualism
28
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integrated lec 22
Dispersal,
Metapopulations,
How does dispersal contribute to ...
35
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integrated lec 23
Trophic levels,
Food chains vs food webs,
Direct vs indirect effects
32
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integrated lec 24
Main threats to biodiversity,
Synergistic effects,
Provide examples of synergistic e...
37
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polar, ferrell and hadley cells
What are atmospheric circulation ...,
How are these cells connected to ...,
What are hadley cells
33
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Ch 1 reading "why ecology matters"
Geographic distribution of organisms,
Population dynamics,
Habitat suitability
29
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Pt 4 Struggle for existence reading
Latitudinal patterns and temperat...,
Atmospheric circulation,
Seasonal climate and precipitatio...
24
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Pt 5 Struggle for existence
Homeostasis and regulation,
Physiological constraints,
Scaling and surface area to volum...
27
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Pt 6 Struggle for existence
Measuring populations,
Pop growth models,
Life tables and survivorship curves
16
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Pt 7 Struggle for existence
Community ecology definition,
Types of community studies,
Community properties
12
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I contain multitudes reading
Key concept,
Core themes,
Role of symbiosis
20
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Pt 9 struggle for existence
Trophic structure and food webs,
Trophic levels,
Ge hutchinson s contributions
18
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climate change article
Intro of article,
Snow conditions and hare mortality,
Predator dynamics
12
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integrated lec 13
Definition of ecology,
Why ecology is critical,
Distribution of biodiversity
12
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integrated lec 14
The ecological niche,
The hutchinsonian niche,
Climate as a key niche axis globa...
26
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integrated lec 15
Physiological ecology,
Heat balance and thermal ecology,
Surface area to volume ratio sa v
18
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labs 4-5, case study, appendices B and C
Rapid evolution in action,
Lake washington sticklebacks,
Mechanisms of evolution
31
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