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...

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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...

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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?

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Description from the website: The strength of the activity is its depth and interdisciplinary approach. This activity reinforces the interdisciplinary nature of modern science. Students utilize real data from real scientists. Students apply the principles of evolution in their reasoning to make use of this data from geology and biological science. This lesson plan guide students to...

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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

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