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Decks in this class (17)

Introduction to Evolution (Wellman)
Basic concepts of neo darwinian e...,
Biodiversity,
Taxonomy
14  cards
Classifying Life (Wellman)
Taxonomy,
Cladistic analysis,
What do cladists assume
16  cards
Origin of Life (Wellman)
4 600ma,
3 750ma,
3 800ma
16  cards
Origin of Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes (Wellman)
Evidence for prokaryotic life,
Fossil stromatolites,
Fossil microorganisms
18  cards
Origin of Sex and Multicellular Animals (Wellman)
Mitosis,
Meiosis,
Variation
11  cards
The Cambrian Explosion of Life (Wellman)
Metazoans,
Advances addressing the problems ...,
Timeline
17  cards
Evidence for Evolution (Siva-Jothy)
Theories of the history of life,
Creationism,
Transformism
17  cards
Mechanisms of Evolution (Siva-Jothy)
Evolution,
Gene frequency,
Pure breeding
15  cards
Mechanisms of Adaption (Siva-Jothy)
Adaption,
Ways to recognise adaption,
Comparative approach
13  cards
Sexual Selection (Siva-Jothy)
Sexual selection,
Intrasexual selection,
Intrasexual selection courtship d...
20  cards
Altruism (Siva-Jothy)
Altruistic behaviour,
Examples of altruistic behaviour,
How could altruistic behaviour ev...
12  cards
Speciation (Siva-Jothy)
Speciation,
Gene flow,
Relationship between speciation a...
12  cards
Macroevolution (Siva-Jothy)
Models of evolutionary change,
Gradualism,
Punctuated equilibirum
10  cards
Extinction (Siva-Jothy)
Types of extinction,
Local extinction,
Species extinction
16  cards
Selfish Genes (Freckleton)
Kin selection,
Example of kin selection,
Gene selection
12  cards
Evolution in Real Time (Freckleton)
Evolution rate,
Microevolution,
Sources of rapid evolutionary change
12  cards
Evolution and Change (Freckleton)
Change,
Consequences,
Historic vs current evolution
16  cards

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