EvoTutor

Statistics

Learn about statsitical methods commonly used in evolutionary analysis. Topics include the mean and variance, simple linear correlation, simple linear regression, the chi-square test, and the t-test.

Selection:

Explore the factors that affect natural selection. Topics inlude: requirements for selection, variation, differential mortality, heritability, and modes of selection.

Mutation:

Mutation is the source of all new genetic variation. Learn about the constant rate of mutation and how it is related to the rate of fixation of new alleles.

Gene Flow:

Gene flow is the great homoginizing agent. Learn what effect gene flow has on gene frequencies in populations with selection and populations without selection.

Evolutionary Genetics:

Learn about the conditions that affect gene frequencies. Topics include: Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, one-locus selection, multiple-loci selection, and linkage equilibrium.

Sexual Reproduction:

Sexual reproduction is prevelant despite the two-fold cost compared with asexual reproduction. Learn about the two-fold cost and possible advantages of sexual reproduction.

Genetic Drift:

Learn why drift is a stronger force in small populations and how it can change gene frequencies.

Adaptation:

Control selection on a two or three dimensional fitness landscape.

This module is only available in the off-line package.

Speciation:

Learn the factors that are required for speciation, as well as the different mechanisms of speciation. Topics include: allopatric, sympatric, parapatric and allochronic speciation.

Extinction:

This module is not yet available.

Phylogenetics:

This module is not yet available.

Sexual Selection:

This module is not yet available.