In this video segment from Evolution: "Great Transformations," paleontologist Jenny Clack explains …
In this video segment from Evolution: "Great Transformations," paleontologist Jenny Clack explains that vertebrates evolved fingers before they invaded land.
This video segment adapted from NOVA shows how scientists use the fossil …
This video segment adapted from NOVA shows how scientists use the fossil record to trace when early human ancestors and related species began walking on two legs instead of four, and to determine whether they were more apelike or human in appearance.
This video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW shows how the common wood …
This video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW shows how the common wood frog freezes solid every winter, an adaptation that allows the organism to survive the cold winter.
In this video profile adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about geneticist and …
In this video profile adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about geneticist and rock musician Pardis Sabeti, whose innovative insights into natural selection demonstrated how beneficial mutations spread quickly through a population.
Although repeatedly exposed to HIV, Steve Crohn's blood cells were never infected. …
Although repeatedly exposed to HIV, Steve Crohn's blood cells were never infected. Dr. David Ho investigates in this video segment from NOVA: "Surviving AIDS."
This video segment, adapted from NOVA, explores reasons why Homo sapiens had …
This video segment, adapted from NOVA, explores reasons why Homo sapiens had an advantage over Neanderthals in the pursuit of territory and natural resources.
In this video segment adapted from NOVA: Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on …
In this video segment adapted from NOVA: Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial, learn how modern genetics and molecular biology offer compelling support for evolution. The video features an interview with biologist Ken Miller.
This video segment adapted from NOVA illustrates why carbon is at the …
This video segment adapted from NOVA illustrates why carbon is at the center of life on Earth. It also asks whether carbon-based life might exist on other planets.
This Evolution video segment describes how the famous track fossils known as …
This Evolution video segment describes how the famous track fossils known as the Laetoli footprints might have been formed and what they can reveal about the creatures who left them.
A Primer of Evolution is an open educational resource designed for upper-level …
A Primer of Evolution is an open educational resource designed for upper-level college students. It provides a succinct introduction to evolutionary thought revolving around theory, evidence, and practice: - It introduces some of the theoretical cornerstones and core concepts of modern evolutionary biology. The goal is for students to be able to apply these concepts and articulate testable hypotheses that explain natural phenomena from an evolutionary perspective. - It highlights the diversity of empirical approaches and lines of evidence that scientists use to address evolutionary hypotheses. - It helps students to practice approaching problems like scientists and evaluate data to address evolutionary hypotheses. To do so, students learn how to program in R to analyze and visualize data and articulate your interpretations and conclusions.
Each chapter provides a conceptual introduction to the topic and includes R-based exercises that allow students to visualize relevant datasets to practice the testing of evolutionary hypotheses. To help with the R exercises, each chapter also provides additional background on case studies and R programming tutorials that help students to develop the necessary skills.
Chapters: What Evolution Is Evidence for Evolution A Mechanism for Change The Raw Materials for Evolution Evolutionary Mechanisms I: Modeling Selection Evolutionary Mechanisms II: Mutation, Genetic Drift, Migration, and Non-Random Mating Evolution of DNA Sequences Evolution of Quantitative Traits Adaptation and Phenotypic Plasticity Social Behavior and Sexual Selection Speciation Evolutionary Medicine I: Aging and Diseases of Civilizations Evolutionary Medicine II: Evolving Pathogens Human Evolution
This video segment adapted from NOVA reveals how junk DNA helped solve …
This video segment adapted from NOVA reveals how junk DNA helped solve an evolutionary mystery: Why do certain species of fruit flies have wing spots while others don't?
In this transcript of an interview filmed for Evolution: "Great Transformations," Ted …
In this transcript of an interview filmed for Evolution: "Great Transformations," Ted Daeschler and Neil Shubin describe the discovery and significance of some of their key fossil finds.
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