Bookmark Collection

BIO 101/102: General Biology--Classification

This collection focuses on materials that support classification in general.

Date Added to MERLOT:: July 28, 2006
Created by:: TNCC Biology
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Classification of Living Things (Presentation)

Short tutorials on on the Linnean classification system, using primarily vertebrate examples. Each tutorial includes... More
Cladograms (Case Study)

Classification can (and should) be used to illustrate more than a mere hierarchical grouping of organisms. This lesson... More
Tree of Life (Syllabus)

As descibed at the site, "The Tree of Life is a project containing information about the diversity of organisms on... More

As descibed at the site, "The Tree of Life is a project containing information about the diversity of organisms on Earth, their history, and characteristics. The information is linked together in the form of the evolutionary tree that connects all organisms to each other." Site has a tremendous number of resources on phylogeny in general and individual species in particular. Also addresses how to construct phylogenetic trees with examples.
Phylogeny and Reconstructing Phylogenetic Trees (Reference Material)

A java application that lets you investigate the problem of creating a phylgenetic tree. there is some explanation of... More

A java application that lets you investigate the problem of creating a phylgenetic tree. there is some explanation of the problem of drawing phylogenetic trees and a couple of versions of the applet. The applets let you randomly generate trees and also let you infer a phylogenetic tree with a couple of different methods. Number of species, mutation rate and the method for calculating the distance matrix can all be varied.
Understanding Evolution (Syllabus)

This page is an introduction to evolution. One of the educational links is to a segment on phylogeny that is very well... More