Evolutionary Biology

  1. Modern Frontiers in Evolutionary Biology
    1. Evolutionary Developmental Biology
      1. The Genetic Toolkit
        1. Hox Genes
          1. Body Plan Organization
            1. Conservation Across Taxa
            2. Regulatory Genes
              1. Transcription Factors
                1. Signaling Pathways
              2. Changes in Gene Regulation
                1. Cis-Regulatory Elements
                  1. Enhancers and Silencers
                  2. Trans-Regulatory Factors
                    1. Epigenetic Modifications
                    2. Developmental Constraints and Possibilities
                      1. Heterochrony
                        1. Paedomorphosis
                          1. Peramorphosis
                          2. Heterotopy
                            1. Heterometry
                            2. Modularity and Evolvability
                              1. Developmental Modules
                                1. Evolutionary Capacitance
                              2. Molecular Evolution and Genomics
                                1. Comparative Genomics
                                  1. Genome Sequencing Projects
                                    1. Synteny
                                      1. Conserved Gene Order
                                      2. Orthology and Paralogy
                                      3. Genome Evolution
                                        1. Gene Duplication and Loss
                                          1. Whole Genome Duplications
                                            1. Segmental Duplications
                                            2. Transposable Elements
                                              1. Retrotransposons
                                                1. DNA Transposons
                                                2. Genome Size Variation
                                                  1. C-Value Paradox
                                                3. Neutral Theory of Molecular Evolution
                                                  1. Kimura's Neutral Theory
                                                    1. Molecular Clock Hypothesis
                                                      1. Rate Constancy
                                                        1. Calibration Methods
                                                        2. Nearly Neutral Theory
                                                          1. Effective Population Size Effects
                                                        3. Positive Selection Detection
                                                          1. dN/dS Ratios
                                                            1. McDonald-Kreitman Test
                                                              1. Coalescent Methods
                                                            2. Evolutionary Medicine
                                                              1. Pathogen Evolution
                                                                1. Virulence Evolution
                                                                  1. Trade-off Hypothesis
                                                                    1. Transmission-Virulence Trade-off
                                                                    2. Antibiotic Resistance
                                                                      1. Mechanisms of Resistance
                                                                        1. Evolutionary Dynamics
                                                                          1. Resistance Management
                                                                          2. Vaccine Escape
                                                                            1. Antigenic Variation
                                                                              1. Immune Evasion
                                                                            2. Host-Pathogen Coevolution
                                                                              1. Arms Race Dynamics
                                                                                1. Red Queen Hypothesis
                                                                                  1. Frequency-Dependent Selection
                                                                                  2. Evolutionary Explanations for Human Diseases
                                                                                    1. Genetic Diseases
                                                                                      1. Balancing Selection
                                                                                        1. Founder Effects
                                                                                        2. Cancer Evolution
                                                                                          1. Somatic Evolution
                                                                                            1. Tumor Heterogeneity
                                                                                            2. Aging and Disease
                                                                                              1. Evolutionary Theories of Aging
                                                                                            3. Evolutionary Psychiatry
                                                                                              1. Mental Health Disorders
                                                                                                1. Evolutionary Functions
                                                                                              2. Conservation Biology and Evolution
                                                                                                1. Evolutionary Consequences of Habitat Fragmentation
                                                                                                  1. Population Isolation
                                                                                                    1. Genetic Drift in Small Populations
                                                                                                      1. Inbreeding and Loss of Diversity
                                                                                                        1. Edge Effects
                                                                                                        2. Conservation Genetics
                                                                                                          1. Genetic Rescue
                                                                                                            1. Maintaining Genetic Diversity
                                                                                                              1. Management of Endangered Species
                                                                                                                1. Captive Breeding Programs
                                                                                                                2. Evolutionary Responses to Environmental Change
                                                                                                                  1. Climate Change Adaptation
                                                                                                                    1. Rapid Evolution
                                                                                                                      1. Phenotypic Plasticity
                                                                                                                        1. Range Shifts
                                                                                                                        2. Restoration Ecology
                                                                                                                          1. Evolutionary Considerations
                                                                                                                            1. Local Adaptation
                                                                                                                              1. Source Population Selection

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                                                                                                                          1. Foundations of Evolutionary Thought