EEB 122 - Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior
Lecture 03 - Adaptive Evolution: Natural Selection. Adaptive Evolution is driven by natural selection. Natural selection is not "survival of the fittest," but rather "reproduction of the fittest." Evolution can occur at many different speeds based on the strength of the selection driving it. These types of selection can result in directional, stabilizing, and disruptive outcomes. They can be driven by frequency-dependent selection and sexual selection, in addition to more standard types of selection. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 03 - Adaptive Evolution: Natural Selection |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Introduction |
| [00:02:36] | 2. Strength of Selection and the Speed of Evolution |
| [00:24:06] | 3. Why Evolution Can Be Slow |
| [00:30:50] | 4. Types of Selection |
| [00:42:01] | 5. Large Scale Selection |
| References |
| Lecture 3 - Adaptive Evolution: Natural Selection Instructor: Stephen C. Stearns. Resources: the Yale Galapagos site. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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