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Series
Biology essentials volume 004
Publisher
Bozeman Science
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In this video lesson, Paul Andersen describes pieces of evidence that Charles Darwin used to support the idea of evolution and his process of natural selection. He begins with the following evidence used in the Origin of Species: artificial selection, biogeography, fossils, and homologies. He finishes with a discussion of DNA and how it can be used to unravel the evolution of life on our planet.--Publisher.
Series
Biology essentials volume 006
Publisher
Bozeman Science
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In this video lesson, Paul Andersen discusses the specifics of phylogenetics. The evolutionary relationships of organisms are discovered through both morphological and molecular data. A specific type of phylogenetic tree, the cladogram, is also covered.--Publisher.
Series
Biology essentials volume 005
Publisher
Bozeman Science
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In this video lesson, Paul Andersen describes three main characteristics of life that are conserved in all organisms on the planet. The universal genetic code, the central dogma of biology, and shared metabolic pathways give us details of the original universal ancestor. He also explains how eukaryotic cells gained complexity through infolding of the cell membrane and endosymbiosis.--Publisher.
Series
Biology essentials volume 001
Publisher
Bozeman Science
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In this video lesson, Paul Andersen explains how natural selection is a major mechanism in evolution. The video begins with a discussion of Charles Darwin and the details of natural selection. The data of the peppered moth during the industrial revolution is used to show the process of adaptation. Allele frequencies are calculated before and after the selection. The adaptation of cichlids in African lakes is also included.--Publisher.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Schlessinger Meda
Pub. Date
p2004, c1996
Language
English
Description
This program explores Earth's age, uncovers fossils and traces evolution through the geological time periods. It also examines continental drift, studies cockroaches, early communication, and the role of mass extinctions throughout history
Series
Biology essentials volume 007
Publisher
Bozeman Science
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In this video lesson, Paul Andersen details the evolutionary processes of speciation and extinction. Stickleback evolution in Lake Loberg is used as example of rapid speciation. Adaptive radiation is illustrated using the Hawaiian honeycreeper. A brief discussion of extinctions and mass extinctions is also included.--Publisher.
Series
Biology essentials volume 003
Publisher
Bozeman Science
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In this video lesson, Paul Andersen describes genetic drift as a mechanism for evolutionary change. A population genetics simulator is used to show the importance of large population size in neutralizing random change. The near extinction of the northern elephant is used as an example of the bottleneck effect. The high incidence of total colorblindness due to a typhoon that hit the small island of Pingelap is also included.--Publisher.
8) Bird
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Takes you soaring through the sky and around the world in an exciting journey from the bird's distant dinosaur past to its present astonishing variety. Take an up-close look at the staggering range of sizes, shapes, and habitats of these creatures
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
An epic detective story that offers a gripping expose on why the world is so unequal. Professor Jared Diamond traveled the globe for over 30 years trying to answer this question. Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? Diamond dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible for history's broadest patterns
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