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Chap. 22- Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life Chap. 23- The Evolution of Populations |
Biology
Assessment Test Items 2001 Movies,
Animations and Interactive Tutorial Links Darwin's
Origin of Species "Some
books connect so profoundly with the human spirit that they
change the way we see the world." 1.
Evolution CD-through presentation system 2.
Clearvue CD-Evolution 3.
Power Point-Darwin & Evolution 4.
SciAm Video-Galapagos 5.
Great Books Video-The Origin of
Species a.
PBS Evolution Video b.
NOVA-The Odessey of Life 6.
Kimball's Evolution Information 7.
Ontogeny
Recapitulates Phylogeny-A Fraud? 8.
Stephen
Gould on Evolution 9.
Reflections
on a "Warm Little Pond" 10.
Darwin's
Pond 13.
Genome
Sizes Explore the
website of Chicago's famous museum of natural
history. 2.
Charles
Darwin Research Station,
Galápagos
Research
scientists from around the world visit the Charles Darwin
Research Station to perform research in a wide variety of
areas, such as evolutionary biology, geology, ecotourism,
climatology, and population genetics. 3.
Online
Literature Library: Charles
Darwin
You can read
the complete texts of Darwin's The Descent of Man, The
Voyage of the Beagle, and The Origin of
Species. 4.
UCMP
Exhibit Halls: Evolution
Entrance
The University
of California Museum of Paleontology site is one of the most
understandable and comprehensive on evolution and diversity.
Be sure to take the time to explore its many aspects. This
first link presents the theory of evolution and short,
readable, elementary biographies of 20 or so individuals,
including Erasmus and Charles Darwin, Lamarck, Cuvier, and
Wallace. Useful for historical background, with portraits
and Web links provided. 5.
Learning
from the Fossil Record This minisite
is a nice primer for understanding fossils and
paleontology. Your visit to
The University of California Museum of Paleontology online
exhibit will enable you to explore phylogeny (the family of
life), the geologic time of the organisms that lived, and
the evolutionary thought of the various scientists that
developed the theory of evolution. Extensive information is
tucked away in each of the links on each of the
well-designed pages. Highly recommended. Talk.Origins is
a usenet newsgroup devoted to the debate on biological and
physical origins. Discussions at this interesting site
mainly center on the creation/evolution controversy. It is
definitely pro-evolution but does offer information from
both perspectives. The information contained here is not
always scientifically valid, but it is all part of the
debate. 8.
Five
Major Misconceptions about Evolution (and a
Rebuttal)
This FAQ of the
Talk.Origins Archive lists what many evolutionists believe
to be the five most common misconceptions about evolution.
There is also a link to a creationist rebuttal. This is an
excellent place to begin to understand the
debate. 9.
Galápagos
Conservation Trust The
Galápagos Conservation Trust is affiliated with the
Charles Darwin Foundation, which operates the Charles Darwin
Research Station on the Galápagos island of Santa
Cruz. 10.
Principia
Cybernetica: Evolutionary
Theory
This
interesting site examines the philosophy of evolutionary
systems. Of particular interest are the meticulous
definitions of much of the terminology associated with
evolution and evolutionary theory. 11.
Stewart
Valley Fossil Insects
This site takes
you on a tour of Nevada's Stewart Valley as it appears
today, and it gives the history of the valley by analyzing
fossils. The images and text show how fossils are used in
the study of evolution. Some of the vocabulary is somewhat
technical. With some modification this site could be used by
students of all levels. The images are excellent and the
text elucidates scientific inquiry. 12.
Teaching
about Evolution and the Nature of Science
This is an
excellent resource for teachers of evolution. It includes an
analysis of why evolution should be taught and a list of
classroom activities. Each activity is designed to take
students through steps in scientific inquiry: engage
(start), explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate. Critical
thinking skills can be acquired in these exercises.
13.
The
C. Warren Irvin, Jr., Collection of Charles Darwin and
Darwiniana This unique and
interesting collection from the University of South Carolina
has been formed to carefully reflect Darwin's writings and
interests and to place them in context with those of his
peers and predecessors. 14.
Tree
of Life David and Wayne
Maddison sponsor this site at the University of Arizona. It
aspires to show the phylogeny of all life (or as much of
life as possible), but it is as yet very incomplete. The
phylogenies of individual taxa are added from time to time
by expert contributors. From the root page, you can follow
the tree of life by clicking on taxonomic names (there is no
information for the other names). The site also includes
references, Web links, and illustrations for some
taxa. Take a virtual
tour of the Galápagos Islands! This richly
illustrated site contains many high-quality pictures of the
islands and island wildlife. This website,
run by the Coelacanth Rescue Mission, is a comprehensive
archive of information on the coelacanth, the only extant
member of the lobe-finned fishes. The coelacanth, a
400-million-year-old "living fossil," appears to have four
legs. Once thought to have gone extinct with the dinosaurs,
it was discovered 60 years ago. 17.
Biogeography A short
explanation of what biogeography is and what biogeographers
do. A demonstration
of embryological homologies. Can you distinguish among fish,
chicken, dog, lizard, and human embryos? Test your
knowledge of the evidence of evolution by playing
concentration, word search, or a matching
game. 1.
Peppered
Moth Lab (Kettlewell
Paper)
2.
The
Peppered Moth-An Update 3.
Facial Index-Grasshoppers Lab 1.
The text of
On
the Origin of Species By Means of Natural
Selection 4.
How
Closely Related are Humans and Apes? 5.
Are
Human Beings Still Evolving? 7.
Lennart
Nilsson-Odyssey of Life
4.
Darwin's
Pond
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1.
Campbell
Power Point-Chapter 23 2.
The
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium An
easy-to-understand explanation of the Hardy-Weinberg
formula, its significance, and exceptions. 1.
Genetics
and Analysis of Quantitative Traits This is
definitely an advanced resource for the study of population
biology and evolution. It contains the genetic basis of
quantitative traits, trait loci, estimation procedures,
character evolution, single-character selection response,
multivariate selection, and evolution models. You download
two volumes by J. B. Walsh, chapter by chapter, in PDF
files. 2.
Microbes:
What Doesn't Kill Them Makes Them Stronger
Are antibiotics
effective in killing today's bacteria? The "Why Files" have
compiled information to help answer this question. A
Westinghouse Science Talent Search Project on the bacteria
resistant to peroxide and chlorine bleach is the springboard
for a consideration of how and why bacteria become
resistant. The return of tuberculosis is considered and
related to the antibiotic resistance problem. Solutions to
the problem are reviewed, but the reality of the absolute
resistance of some bacteria to antibiotics is realized.
The
Microbial Population Explosion,
another part of the "Why Files," provides excellent
background on bacterial structure and function and gives
links to other "Why File" articles. This well-illustrated
article will convince you that antibiotic resistance to
bacteria is an urgent problem that we all need to address.
Your visit to
the University of California Museum of Paleontology will be
well worth the time you spend there. Extensive information
is tucked away in each of the links on each of the
well-designed pages. Highly recommended. 4.
Sexual
Selection and the Biology of Beauty An interesting
article on sexual selection (mate selection) in
humans. 5.
Evidence
for Jury-Rigged Design in Nature How historical
constraints affect evolution. An
easy-to-understand explanation of polymorphism and genetic
drift. Population
Genetics and Evolution CD This site
enables you to run simulations of natural selection that
involve differing levels of fitness differences, as well as
simulations of genetic drift with various population
sizes. A brief
explanation of the genetic basis for the cheetah's near
extinction. Choose the
allelic frequency and population size you want to start with
and then run the simulation for up to 250 generations. To
see the role of chance in genetic drift you should run the
simulation several times using the same initial
parameters. Choose the
fitness values of three alleles, then run the simulation to
see how the allelic frequencies change through
time.
5.
Selection
and Genetic Drift This simulation
looks at the combined effect of directional selection and
genetic drift. 1.
Tree
of Life David and Wayne
Maddison sponsor this site at the University of Arizona. It
aspires to show the phylogeny of all life (or as much of
life as possible), but it is as yet very incomplete. The
phylogenies of individual taxa are added from time to time
by expert contributors. From the root page, you can follow
the tree of life by clicking on taxonomic names (there is no
information for the other names). The site also includes
references, Web links, and illustrations for some
taxa.
1.
Campbell Power Point-Chapter 24 1.
International
Museum of the Horse During your
visit to this online exhibit you will take a "Chronological
Journey through the History of Humans and the Horse" from 56
million B.C. to the present. You will also look through the
history of the draft horse in America, the horse's role in
sports, and an extensive collection of more than 100 of the
world's equestrian breeds and equine species. You will learn
much about the evolution of the horse and the importance of
the structure and function of organs during the process of
evolution and in various sporting events. You will see the
practical application of genetics in the breeding of horses.
Biologists and sports experts team together to produce the
ultimate horse. Your visit to
The University of California Museum of Paleontology online
exhibit will enable you to explore phylogeny (the family of
life), the geologic time of the organisms that lived, and
the evolutionary thought of the various scientists that
developed the theory of evolution. Extensive information is
tucked away in each of the links on each of the
well-designed pages. Highly recommended. Talk.Origins is
a usenet newsgroup devoted to the debate on biological and
physical origins. Discussions at this interesting site
mainly center on the creation/evolution controversy. It is
definitely pro-evolution but does offer information from
both perspectives. The information contained here is not
always scientifically valid, but it is all part of the
debate. Here you can
read about punctuated equilibrium and how it compares with a
view of more gradual evolutionary change. 5.
Observed
Instances of Speciation This paper
includes a discussion of species concepts as well as many
examples of speciation events involving polyploidy,
etc. A brief history
and discussion of macroevolution. 7.
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Evidences for Macroevolution This five-part
article covers a wide range of topics related to
macroevolution. 8.
Using
a Computer to Visualize Change in Biological
Organisms
Biomathematics
is introduced and then applied to show how one living
organism is transformed into others. The work of D'Arcy
Thompson on growth and form is updated with computer
graphics as baboon skulls are altered into human and other
primate skulls. Fish profiles are transformed, and math is
used to explain growth and form. Math and biology are
integrated to help explain evolution, with a brief history
lesson. 9.
Punctuated
Equilibrium at Twenty Punctuated
equilibrium, macroevolution, and species
selection. 10.
Speciation This
well-written and easy-to-understand discussion covers
allopatric and sympatric speciation, prezygotic and
postzygotic isolation mechanisms, and adaptive radiation,
among other topics. 1.
How Do New Species Arise Via Genetic Isolation? - Campbell
CD Activitiy 1.
Tree
of Life David and Wayne
Maddison sponsor this site at the University of Arizona. It
aspires to show the phylogeny of all life (or as much of
life as possible), but it is as yet very incomplete. The
phylogenies of individual taxa are added from time to time
by expert contributors. From the root page, you can follow
the tree of life by clicking on taxonomic names (there is no
information for the other names). The site also includes
references, Web links, and illustrations for some
taxa.