Open Yale: Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior (EEB 122)

1. The Nature of Evolution: Selection, Inheritance, and History
   
2. Basic Transmission Genetics
   
3. Adaptive Evolution: Natural Selection
   
4. Neutral Evolution: Genetic Drift
   
5. How Selection Changes the Genetic Composition of Population
   
6. The Origin and Maintenance of Genetic Variation
   
7. The Importance of Development in Evolution
   
8. The Expression of Variation: Reaction Norms
   
9. The Evolution of Sex
   
10. Genomic Conflict
    
11. Life History Evolution
    
12. Sex Allocation
    
13. Sexual Selection
    
14. Species and Speciation
    
15. Phylogeny and Systematics
    
16. Comparative Methods: Trees, Maps, and Traits
    
17. Key Events in Evolution
    
18. Major Events in the Geological Theatre
    
19. The Fossil Record and Life's History
    
20. Coevolution
    
21. Evolutionary Medicine
    
22. The Impact of Evolutionary Thought on the Social Sciences
    
23. The Logic of Science
    
24. Climate and the Distribution of Life on Earth
    
25. Interactions with the Physical Environment
    
26. Population Growth: Density Effects
    
27. Interspecific Competition
    
28. Ecological Communities
    
29. Island Biogeography and Invasive Species
    
30. Energy and Matter in Ecosystems
    
31. Why So Many Species? The Factors Affecting Biodiversity
    
32. Economic Decisions for the Foraging Individual
    
33. Evolutionary Game Theory: Fighting and Contests
    
34. Mating Systems and Parental Care
    
35. Alternative Breeding Strategies
    
36. Selfishness and Altruism
    

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