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View Resource Evolution at Different Scales: Micro to Macro

This website gives explanations to the following questions: 1. What is microevolution? 2. What is macroevolution? 3. How microevolution is different from macroevolution, and 4. What is the relationship between micro- and macroevolution?

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/evosc...
View Resource Phylogenetic Systematics, a.k.a. Evolutionary Trees

This website introduces background knowledge of phylogenetic trees, and then provide a guideline for tree construction. Then, by following the guideline, it gives an example of tree construction. This website further demonstrates how to use phylogenetic trees. Description from the website: In this tutorial, we'll cover: 1. How to read an evolutionary tree 2. How to classify...

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/phylo...
View Resource Relevance of Evolution: Conservation

The web pages here show how our knowledge of evolution can be applied to conservation. Why having small populations is not enough for endangered species? Why is it risky to introduce hatchery-raised individuals into wild populations? How evolution theory can be used to get the most bang from your conservation buck? Concepts include the disadvantages of inbreeding depression and low genetic...

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/conse...
View Resource Relevance of Evolution: Agriculture

The web pages here show how our knowledge of evolution can be applied to agriculture. Concepts include (1)why is diversity (avoiding genetically uniform crops) important, and (2)can we control crop pest evolution? This website is a subdomain of "How does evolution impact my life?": http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/search/topicbrowse2.php?topic_id=47

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/agric...
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