Evolution, Ecology and Behavior with Stephen C. Stearns - 17. Key Events in Evolution

Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior (EEB 122) The history of life and evolution has been characterized by several key events. These events can be grouped as new hierarchal levels of selection coming into play, as biological units coming together in symbiosis and specialization, or in a number of other ways. Other important events are situations of conflict resolution or information transmission, from the genetic to the cultural level. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction 04:15 - Chapter 2. The Transition from Non-Life to Life 12:23 - Chapter 3. Eigen‚ Äôs Hypercycles 21:36 - Chapter 4. The First Cells 27:03 - Chapter 5. The First Eukaryotic Cells 37:07 - Chapter 6. Symbiotic Organelles 44:20 - Chapter 7. Summary Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Spring 2009.