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Decks in this class (21)

Lecture 2+3: History and evidence of evolution theory
Biological diversity 3 1,
Special creation theory 6 2,
Evolution theory 4 3
21  cards
Lecture 4: Theory of Natural Selection
Two major hypothesis in the origi...,
Conditions for evolution by natur...,
Malthus and darwin 3
13  cards
Lecture 5: Accepting Darwinism
5 sub theories of the origin of s...,
Controversies with the origin of ...,
Eugenics 2 3
9  cards
Lecture 6: Measuring Population Genetics
What is population genetics theor...,
What is varriation 3 2,
Point mutation 2 3
23  cards
Lecture 7: Selection
History of measuring selection 3 1,
Polymorphisms 2,
Selection equation 3
17  cards
Lecture 8: Genetic drift
Genetic drift 4 1,
Effects of drift 2 notes and 2 ef...,
Effective population size 3
4  cards
Lecture 9 : Migration
Conservation of the florida panth...,
What is migration 3 2,
Gene flow 2 3
17  cards
Lecture 10: non-random mating
Types of non random mating 3 1,
Negative assortative mating 3 2,
Positive assortative mating 3 3
9  cards
Lecture 11: combined evolutionary forces
Fisher and wright 3 1,
Adaptive landscapes 5 2,
Shifting balance theory sbt phase...
9  cards
Lecture 12 /13: Quantitative genetics
The breeders equation 1,
Narrow sense heritability 2,
Long term effects of genetic cova...
6  cards
Lecture 14/15/16 - speciation
Species definition 1,
Species concepts 2 2,
Morphospecies concept msc 3
35  cards
Lecture 17: phylogenetics part 1: introduction
Phylogenetic trees 2 1,
Like a tree 3 2,
Strange things happen in evolution 3
26  cards
Lecture 18/19 :Phylogenetics part 2: Characters
Characters used in phylogeny reco...,
Morphological characters used in ...,
Comparative physiology histology ...
21  cards
Lecture 20: Phylogenetics part 3: Tree building
Phenetics 5 1,
Neighbor joining method 4 2,
Cladistics 6 3
12  cards
Lecture 21: Adaptation part 1: Study of adaptation
What is adaptation 2 1,
Adaptation definitions 3 2,
Causes of non adaptive variation 4 3
11  cards
Lecture 22: Adaptation part 2: Lifespan
Darwinian demon 3 1,
Principle of allocation 2,
Evolution of lifespan 2 3
11  cards
Lecture 23: Adaptation part 3: evolution of SEX
Modes of propagation 2 with 2 each 1,
Sex poses a paradox 5 2,
Maynard smith 3 3
16  cards
Lecture 24: Macroevolution part 1 Fossils
What is macroevolution 2 1,
What is a fossil 2,
Types of fossils 5 3
18  cards
Lecture 25: Macroevolution part 2 : Diversification
Radiation extinction influenced b...,
The ediacaran biota 5 2,
Burgess shale fauna 4 3
20  cards
Lecture 26: Macroevolution part 3: Extinction
Phanerozoic 1,
Mass extinctions 3 2,
Causes of mass extinction 4 3
12  cards
Lecture 27/28 Human Evolution
Scopes monkey trial 2 1,
Humans and extant apes 3 2,
Synapomorphies distinguishing ape...
19  cards

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