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This rapid learning series covers traditionally the evolutionary biology course and ecology course, two courses in one. This rich-media series provides the comprehensive coverage of 24 chapters - 12 chapters in evoution and the other 12 chapters in ecology.

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Evolution and Ecology - The Rapid Learning Series

This 24-chapter series provides comprehensive coverage of evolution and ecology.

Course A: Evolution

Core Unit #1 –Principles and Mechanisms of Evolution

• Tutorial 01: History of Evolutionary Thought
• Tutorial 02: Genetic Variation and the Hardy-Weinberg Principle
• Tutorial 03: The Theory of Natural Selection
• Tutorial 04: Population Genetic Mechanisms of Evolution
• Tutorial 05: Evolution of Quantitative Traits
• Tutorial 06: Conflict, Cooperation, and Sexual Selection

Core Unit #2 – History and Diversity of Life on Earth

• Tutorial 07: Species and Mechanisms of Speciation
• Tutorial 08: Phylogenetic Trees
• Tutorial 09: The Origin of Life and Evidence of Evolution

Core Unit #3 – Special Topics in Evolution

• Tutorial 10: Human Evolution
• Tutorial 11: Macroevolution: Evo-Devo and Evolutionary Genomics
• Tutorial 12: Life-History Evolution

Course B: Ecology

Core Unit #4 – Ecology of the Organism

• Tutorial 13: Organisms and their Physical Environment
• Tutorial 14: Single-Species Populations
• Tutorial 15: Population Growth and Regulation
• Tutorial 16: Population Distribution Patterns: Metapopulations and Island Biogeography
• Tutorial 17: Behavioral Ecology

Core Unit #5 – Species Interactions within their Communities

• Tutorial 18: Competition between Species within a Community
• Tutorial 19: Predation, Herbivory and Parasitism
• Tutorial 20: Mutualism and Coevolution

Core Unit #6 – Communities and their Ecosystems

• Tutorial 21: Community Structure and Development
• Tutorial 22: Productivity, Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling
• Tutorial 23: Species Abundance and Diversity
• Tutorial 24: Conservation and Human Impact

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