This video tutorial covers the concepts of Natural Selection, Adaptation, Evolution and Fitness. It reviews how to interpret population graphs, provides examples of directional selection, stabilizing selection and disruptive selection, and also addresses several misconceptions about how natural selection works.


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Contents of this video:
00:0000:20 Introduction
00:201:12 Fitness
01:132:32 Natural Selection & Adaptation
2:322:59 Misconception #1: Individuals Evolve
2:593:29 Sources of Genetic Variation
3:294:01 Misconception #2: Variation is GoalDirected
4:014:25 Misconception #3: Survival of the Fittest
4:255:16 Population Graphs
5:166:31 Directional Selection
6:317:31 Stabilizing Selection
7:319:10 Diversifying/Disruptive Selection
9:1010:33 Darwin Awards for Human Stupidity