Unit · year 3
BU-304 · Evolutionary Biology
Threads evolution5 concepts
Advanced evolutionary theory, from phylogenies to social behaviour.
Concepts in this unit
T-082
Phylogenetics
Reconstructing evolutionary relationships from data.
T-083
The molecular clock
Dating divergence from accumulated substitutions.
T-084
Kin selection
Hamilton's rule explains altruism among relatives.
T-085
Coevolution
Reciprocal evolutionary change between interacting species.
T-086
The neutral theory
Most molecular evolution is selectively neutral.