Organic Evolution
Richard Swann Lull
83 chapters · 26 h 4 min · English
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Life Sciences
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Organic Evolution is a college textbook that describes the mechanism of biological evolution by natural selection. It then explores the evidences for evolution in various animals, including insects, reptiles, birds and humans, mainly from the science of paleontology. (Summary by JoeD)
Chapters
1 Preface 5 min 2 Part 1 Introduction: Chapter 1a History of Evolution 23 min 3 Part 1 Introduction: Chapter 1b History of Evolution 24 min 4 Part 1 Introduction: Chapter 2 The Organic Kingdom 35 min 5 Part 1 Introduction: Chapter 3a Classification of Organisms 10 min 6 Part 1 Introduction: Chapter 3b Classification of Organisms 16 min 7 Part 1 Introduction: Chapter 3c Classification of Organisms 17 min 8 Part 1 Introduction: Chapter 4a Geographic Distribution 31 min 9 Part 1 Introduction: Chapter 4b Geographic Distribution 19 min 10 Part 1 Introduction: Chapter 5a Bathymetric Distribution 26 min 11 Part 1 Introduction: Chapter 5b Bathymetric Distribution 25 min 12 Part 1 Introduction: Chapter 6a Geological Distribution 14 min 13 Part 1 Introduction: Chapter 6b Geological Distribution 17 min 14 Part 2 The Mechanism of Evolution: Chapter 7a Natural Selection 25 min 15 Part 2 The Mechanism of Evolution: Chapter 7b Natural Selection 17 min 16 Part 2 The Mechanism of Evolution: Chapter 8a Sexual and Artificial Selection 18 min 17 Part 2 The Mechanism of Evolution: Chapter 8b Sexual and Artificial Selection 29 min 18 Part 2 The Mechanism of Evolution: Chapter 9 Variation and Mutation 24 min 19 Part 2 The Mechanism of Evolution: Chapter 10a Heredity 20 min 20 Part 2 The Mechanism of Evolution: Chapter 10b Heredity 13 min 21 Part 2 The Mechanism of Evolution: Chapter 10c Heredity 15 min 22 Part 2 The Mechanism of Evolution: Chapter 11 Inheriance of Acquired Characters 31 min 23 Part 2 The Mechanism of Evolution: Chapter 12a Orthogenesis and Kinetogenesis 14 min 24 Part 2 The Mechanism of Evolution: Chapter 12b Orthogenesis and Kinetogenesis 28 min 25 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 1 Ontogeny: Chapter 13a The Life Cycle 22 min 26 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 1 Ontogeny: Chapter 13b The Life Cycle 33 min 27 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 1 Ontogeny: Chapter 14a Recapitulation, Racial Old Age, Extinctions 15 min 28 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 1 Ontogeny: Chapter 14b Recapitulation, Racial Old Age, Extinctions 22 min 29 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations: Chapter 15a Coloration and Mimicry 28 min 30 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations: Chapter 15b Coloration and Mimicry 18 min 31 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations: Chapter 16a Animal Associations. Communalism 9 min 32 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations: Chapter 16b Animal Associations. Communalism 27 min 33 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations: Chapter 17a Parasitism and Degeneracy 17 min 34 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations: Chapter 17b Parasitism and Degeneracy 21 min 35 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations: Chapter 18a Adaptive Radiation 28 min 36 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations: Chapter 18b Adaptive Radiation 13 min 37 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations: Chapter 19a Cursorial and Fossorial Adaptation 14 min 38 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations: Chapter 19b Cursorial and Fossorial Adaptation 11 min 39 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations: Chapter 19c Cursorial and Fossorial Adaptation 16 min 40 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations: Chapter 20a Aquatic Adaptation 34 min 41 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations: Chapter 20b Aquatic Adaptation 15 min 42 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations: Chapter 21 Scansorial Adaptation 19 min 43 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations: Chapter 22a Volant Adaptation 16 min 44 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations: Chapter 22bVolant Adaptation 17 min 45 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations: Chapter 23a Caves and Deep-Sea Life 12 min 46 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations: Chapter 23b Caves and Deep-Sea Life 19 min 47 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations: Chapter 23c Caves and Deep-Sea Life 27 min 48 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations: Chapter 24a Desert Adaptation 13 min 49 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations: Chapter 24b Desert Adaptation 25 min 50 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 25a Fossils: Their Nature and Interpretation 15 min 51 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 25b Fossils: Their Nature and Interpretation 18 min 52 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 26a Cephalopods 10 min 53 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 26b Cephalopods 11 min 54 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 27a Insects 29 min 55 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 27b Insects 20 min 56 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 28a Origin of Vertebrates 16 min 57 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 28b Origin of Vertebrates 23 min 58 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 29a Emergence of Terrestrial Vertebrates 25 min 59 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 29b Emergence of Terrestrial Vertebrates 21 min 60 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 30a Rise of Reptiles and Dominance of Dinosaurs 24 min 61 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 30b Rise of Reptiles and Dominance of Dinosaurs 22 min 62 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 31a Beaked Dinosaurs and Origin of Birds 14 min 63 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 31b Beaked Dinosaurs and Origin of Birds 12 min 64 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 31c Beaked Dinosaurs and Origin of Birds 13 min 65 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 32a Origin of Mammals and Rise of Archaic Mammals 22 min 66 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 32b Origin of Mammals and Rise of Archaic Mammals 18 min 67 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 33a Incursion of Modernized Mammals and Evolution of Carnivores 11 min 68 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 33b Incursion of Modernized Mammals and Evolution of Carnivores 20 min 69 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 34a Proboscideans 17 min 70 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 34b Proboscideans 14 min 71 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 34c Proboscideans 18 min 72 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 35a Horses 13 min 73 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 35b Horses 14 min 74 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 35c Horses 10 min 75 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 36a Camels 20 min 76 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 36b Camels 18 min 77 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 37a The Evolution of Man: Ontogeny and Morphology: Man's Place in Nature 11 min 78 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 37b The Evolution of Man: Ontogeny and Morphology: Man's Place in Nature 22 min 79 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 37c The Evolution of Man: Ontogeny and Morphology: Anatomical and Ontogenetic Evidences for Human Evolution 13 min 80 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 37d The Evolution of Man: Ontogeny and Morphology: Anatomical and Ontogenetic Evidences for Human Evolution 12 min 81 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 38a The Evolution of man: Paleontology: Paleontological Evidence of Human Evolution 22 min 82 Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution: Section 3 Paleontology: Chapter 38b The Evolution of man: Paleontology: Paleontological Evidence of Human Evolution 18 min 83 Part 4: Epilogue: The Pulse of Life 13 min
