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Evolutionary Developmental Biology, History of Life, Animal and Plant Diversity, and Ecology

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Evolution of Complexity

  • Origin of Complex Traits
    06:15

Evolution of Populations

  • Evolution of Populations Example 1
    03:33
  • Introduction to Evolution of Populations
    05:14

Natural Selection and Evolution

  • Natural Selection Causes Adaptation
    07:48
  • Adaptation Improves Fitness
    02:57
  • Evolution can Occur Via Natural Selection
    04:32

Introduction to Phylogeny

  • Binomial Nomenclature
    02:32
  • Systematics
    06:57
  • Introduction to Phylogeny Example 1
    01:31

Phylogeny

  • Phylogeny Example 3
    04:12
  • Parts of a Phylogenetic Tree
    05:16
  • Phylogeny Example 1
    06:11

Building Phylogenetic Trees

  • Shared Derived Characters
    05:42
  • Parsimony
    06:46
  • Building Phylogenetic Trees Example 1
    04:35

History of Life on Earth

  • History of Life on Earth Example 1
    04:53
  • Geologic Record
    07:18

Adaptive Radiation

  • Developmental Genes & Regulation
    06:12
  • Cambrian Explosion
    05:10
  • Adaptive Radiation Example 1
    06:17

Introduction to Prokaryotes

  • Introduction to Archaea
    04:39
  • Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells
    05:54
  • Features of Bacterial Cells
    03:54

Prokaryotic Cell Structure

  • Functions of Pili
    01:46
  • Pili
    01:02
  • Endospores
    05:35

Prokaryotic Diversity

  • Prokaryote Lineages 1
    03:51
  • Reviewing the Environmental Factors of Microbial Growth
    07:21
  • Prokaryote Lineages 2
    05:13

Introduction to Protists

  • What is a Protist?
    03:23
  • Introduction to Protists Example 1
    02:30
  • Introduction to Protists Example 2
    01:39

Evolution of Protists

  • Secondary Endosymbiosis Led to Several Eukaryotic Lineages
    02:37
  • Evolution of Protists Example 1
    01:43
  • Primary Endosymbiosis Gave Rise to Eukaryotes
    01:37

Eukaryotic Supergroups: Exploring Protist Diversity

  • Overview of the Four Supergroups of Eukaryotes
    03:01

Fungi

  • Fungi - 1
    08:59
  • Fungi - 2
    09:57

Fungi Reproduction

  • Fungi Reproduction - 2
    04:54
  • Fungi Reproduction - 1
    09:27
  • Fungi Reproduction - 3
    03:12

Land Plants

  • Land Plants - 4
    06:17
  • Land Plants - 2
    12:57
  • Land Plants - 3
    03:36

Nonvascular Plants

  • Nonvascular Plants - 2
    07:32
  • Nonvascular Plants - 1
    06:16

Seedless Vascular Plants

  • Seedless Vascular Plants
    06:08

Seed Plants

  • Seed Plants - 1
    06:26
  • Seed Plants - 3
    05:26
  • Seed Plants - 4
    10:21

Roots and Shoots

  • Phenotypic Plasticity
    06:58
  • Plant Cells Review
    05:29
  • Shoots and Leaves
    05:46

Tissues

  • Epidermal and Ground Tissue
    05:39
  • Ground Tissue Cells
    04:03
  • Vascular Tissue
    06:58

Flowers

  • Flower Anatomy
    04:08
  • Alteration of Generations
    05:18
  • Double Fertilization
    07:44

Seeds

  • Germination
    05:30
  • Embryogenesis
    04:58
  • Fruit
    03:49

Plant Development

  • Embryogenesis and Body Axes
    03:15
  • Embryonic Plant Development
    06:02
  • Embryonic Tissues and Pattern Formation
    04:31

Introduction to Ecology

  • Levels of Ecological Study
    05:01
  • Introduction to Ecology Example 1
    02:31
  • Environment vs. Habitat vs. Niche
    01:57

Introduction to Community Ecology

  • Introduction to Community Ecology
    02:03

Introduction to Community Interactions

  • Overview: Types of Community Interactions
    02:55
  • Introduction to Community Interactions Example 1
    02:23
  • Introduction to Community Interactions
    01:57

Community Interactions: Competition (-/-)

  • Resource Partitioning (Partial Niche Overlap)
    03:57
  • Competitive Exclusion Principle (Complete Niche Overlap)
    04:23
  • Community Interactions: Competition (-/-) Example 1
    04:23

Community Interactions: Exploitation (+/-)

  • 1) Exploitation (+/-): Predation
    01:42
  • 3) Exploitation (+/-): Parasitism
    02:37
  • Community Interactions: Exploitation (+/–)
    00:49

Community Interactions: Mutualism (+/+) & Commensalism (+/0)

  • Positive Interactions
    02:56
  • Summary of Community Interactions
    01:52

Community Structure

  • Community Structure Example 3
    02:22
  • Community Structure Example 1
    03:37
  • Community Structure
    04:25

Community Dynamics

  • Disturbances Make Communities Dynamic
    03:37
  • Secondary Ecological Succession
    02:31
  • Effects of Early-Arriving Species on Late-Arriving Species
    01:34

Introduction to Population Ecology

  • Factors Affecting Population Size (N)
    01:48
  • Population Size & Density
    01:52
  • Introduction to Population Ecology Example 3
    01:51

Population Sampling Methods

  • Sampling Mobile Organisms: Mark & Recapture
    03:12
  • Population Sampling Methods Example 1
    01:54
  • Sampling Stationary Organisms: Transects & Quadrats
    02:31

Life History

  • Life History
    04:01
  • Life History: Population Reproductive Strategies
    02:51
  • Life History Example 1
    02:46

Population Demography

  • Life Tables
    03:49
  • Population Demography Example 1
    02:18
  • Survivorship Curves
    02:54

Factors Limiting Population Growth

  • Density-Dependent Factors
    02:37
  • Factors Limiting Population Growth
    00:51
  • Density-Dependent vs. Density-Independent Factors
    03:14

Introduction to Population Growth Models

  • Introduction to Population Growth Models Example 3
    02:52
  • Introduction to Population Growth Models
    01:09
  • Assumptions of Population Growth Models
    03:29

Linear Population Growth

  • Linear Population Growth
    02:47
  • Linear Population Growth Example 1
    01:39

Exponential Population Growth

  • Exponential Population Growth Example 2
    07:34
  • Exponential Population Growth
    03:05
  • Exponential Population Growth Equations
    06:35

Logistic Population Growth

  • Summary of Key Features & Assumptions for Each Population Growth Model
    07:28
  • Logistic Growth in a Limited Environment
    05:00
  • Logistic Population Growth Example 1
    04:28

r/K Selection

  • r/K Selection
    04:08
  • r/K Selection Example 1
    02:01

The Human Population

  • The Human Population Example 1
    02:36
  • The Human Population Example 2
    02:01
  • Age-Structure Affects a Country's Human Population Growth
    02:45

Animal Tissues

  • Muscle and Epithelial Tissues
    03:16
  • Tissues and Organs
    05:37
  • Animal Physiology and Fitness Trade-Offs
    10:26

Overview of Animals

  • Overview of Animals - 2
    06:59
  • Overview of Animals - 5
    04:57
  • Overview of Animals - 3
    12:01

Porifera and Cnidaria

  • Porifera and Cnidaria
    10:20

Lophotrochozoans

  • Lophotrochozoans
    11:32
  • Mollusks and Annelids
    06:13

Ecdysozoans

  • Nematodes
    02:05
  • Crustaceans and Hexapods
    13:55
  • Arthropods and Chelicerata
    08:00

Echinoderms

  • Echinoderms
    03:39

Chordates

  • Chordates
    05:34
  • Bony Fish
    05:21
  • Tetrapods
    05:57

Developmental Biology

  • Differential Expression, Morphogens, and Pattern Formation
    12:48
  • Body Axes
    03:45
  • Cell Division and Differentiation
    05:28

Animal Development

  • Cleavage and Blastulation
    07:18
  • Fertilization
    01:59
  • Implantation and Gastrulation
    04:22