Evolution and Natural Selection

What is evolution?

Historical context: pre-Darwin ideas

Darwin's voyage and observations

Artificial selection

Natural selection concept

Variation in populations

Competition and survival

Differential reproduction

Adaptation over time

Evidence: fossil record

Evidence: comparative anatomy

Homologous vs. analogous structures

Vestigial structures

Evidence: embryology

Evidence: molecular biology (DNA)

Evidence: biogeography

Types of natural selection

Genetic drift

Gene flow

Speciation: how new species form

Geographic isolation

Reproductive isolation

Coevolution

Extinction

Mass extinctions

Human evolution overview

Common misconceptions about evolution

Evolution and medicine

Evolution review

Unit assessment