Organic Evolution


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Organic Evolution is a college textbook that describes the mechanism of biological evolution by natural selection. It then explores the evidences for evolution in various animals, including insects, reptiles, birds and humans, mainly from the science of paleontology. (Summary by JoeD) (26 hr 4 min)

Chapters

Preface 4:57 Read by Lucretia B.
Part 1 Introduction – Chapter 1a History of Evolution 23:07 Read by Lucretia B.
Part 1 Introduction – Chapter 1b History of Evolution 23:48 Read by Lucretia B.
Part 1 Introduction – Chapter 2 The Organic Kingdom 34:42 Read by Lazuli
Part 1 Introduction – Chapter 3a Classification of Organisms 10:05 Read by Joy S Grape
Part 1 Introduction – Chapter 3b Classification of Organisms 15:47 Read by Jesse Noar
Part 1 Introduction – Chapter 3c Classification of Organisms 17:02 Read by Jesse Noar
Part 1 Introduction – Chapter 4a Geographic Distribution 30:57 Read by Lazuli
Part 1 Introduction – Chapter 4b Geographic Distribution 19:01 Read by Lazuli
Part 1 Introduction – Chapter 5a Bathymetric Distribution 25:52 Read by Lucretia B.
Part 1 Introduction – Chapter 5b Bathymetric Distribution 25:20 Read by Lucretia B.
Part 1 Introduction – Chapter 6a Geological Distribution 14:28 Read by Lazuli
Part 1 Introduction – Chapter 6b Geological Distribution 16:56 Read by Lazuli
Part 2 The Mechanism of Evolution – Chapter 7a Natural Selection 25:06 Read by Joy Suzanne Grazer
Part 2 The Mechanism of Evolution – Chapter 7b Natural Selection 17:20 Read by Joy Suzanne Grazer
Part 2 The Mechanism of Evolution – Chapter 8a Sexual and Artificial Selection 18:01 Read by Joy Suzanne Grazer
Part 2 The Mechanism of Evolution – Chapter 8b Sexual and Artificial Selection 28:35 Read by Jack Blake
Part 2 The Mechanism of Evolution – Chapter 9 Variation and Mutation 23:31 Read by Lee Smalley
Part 2 The Mechanism of Evolution – Chapter 10a Heredity 20:03 Read by KHand
Part 2 The Mechanism of Evolution – Chapter 10b Heredity 12:56 Read by KHand
Part 2 The Mechanism of Evolution – Chapter 10c Heredity 14:54 Read by KHand
Part 2 The Mechanism of Evolution – Chapter 11 Inheriance of Acquired Characters 31:24 Read by Lazuli
Part 2 The Mechanism of Evolution – Chapter 12a Orthogenesis and Kinetogenesis 13:38 Read by Lazuli
Part 2 The Mechanism of Evolution – Chapter 12b Orthogenesis and Kinetogenesis 27:51 Read by Lazuli
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 1 Ontogeny – Chapter 13a The Life Cycle 22:03 Read by Lazuli
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 1 Ontogeny – Chapter 13b The Life Cycle 32:56 Read by Lazuli
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 1 Ontogeny – Chapter 14a Recapitulation, Racial Old Age, Extinctions 15:27 Read by KHand
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 1 Ontogeny – Chapter 14b Recapitulation, Racial Old Age, Extinctions 22:24 Read by hgal2010
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations – Chapter 15a Coloration and Mimicry 28:02 Read by Eric Metzler
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations – Chapter 15b Coloration and Mimicry 18:21 Read by Eric Metzler
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations – Chapter 16a Animal Associations. Communalism 9:22 Read by Frances Wicks
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations – Chapter 16b Animal Associations. Communalism 26:31 Read by Frances Wicks
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations – Chapter 17a Parasitism and Degeneracy 16:43 Read by Larry Wilson
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations – Chapter 17b Parasitism and Degeneracy 20:39 Read by Larry Wilson
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations – Chapter 18a Adaptive Radiation 28:01 Read by JoeD
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations – Chapter 18b Adaptive Radiation 12:50 Read by JoeD
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations – Chapter 19a Cursorial and Fossorial Adaptation 14:04 Read by KHand
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations – Chapter 19b Cursorial and Fossorial Adaptation 11:06 Read by KHand
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations – Chapter 19c Cursorial and Fossorial Adaptation 15:57 Read by KHand
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations – Chapter 20a Aquatic Adaptation 34:05 Read by Jairus Amar
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations – Chapter 20b Aquatic Adaptation 14:31 Read by ct3ct3ct3
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations – Chapter 21 Scansorial Adaptation 19:14 Read by KHand
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations – Chapter 22a Volant Adaptation 16:19 Read by KHand
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations – Chapter 22bVolant Adaptation 17:22 Read by KHand
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations – Chapter 23a Caves and Deep-Sea Life 12:14 Read by Deon Gines
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations – Chapter 23b Caves and Deep-Sea Life 19:23 Read by Deon Gines
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations – Chapter 23c Caves and Deep-Sea Life 26:33 Read by Deon Gines
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations – Chapter 24a Desert Adaptation 13:21 Read by Eric Metzler
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 2 Morphology and Adaptations – Chapter 24b Desert Adaptation 25:12 Read by Eric Metzler
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 25a Fossils: Their Nature and Interpretation 15:23 Read by Lynne Carroll
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 25b Fossils: Their Nature and Interpretation 17:35 Read by Lynne Carroll
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 26a Cephalopods 10:12 Read by KHand
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 26b Cephalopods 11:28 Read by KHand
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 27a Insects 28:33 Read by Lisa Reichert
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 27b Insects 20:11 Read by Lisa Reichert
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 28a Origin of Vertebrates 15:43 Read by Lisa Reichert
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 28b Origin of Vertebrates 23:17 Read by Lisa Reichert
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 29a Emergence of Terrestrial Vertebrates 24:49 Read by Amy Gramour
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 29b Emergence of Terrestrial Vertebrates 21:24 Read by Amy Gramour
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 30a Rise of Reptiles and Dominance of Dinosaurs 23:50 Read by Deon Gines
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 30b Rise of Reptiles and Dominance of Dinosaurs 21:57 Read by Deon Gines
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 31a Beaked Dinosaurs and Origin of Birds 14:24 Read by JackMon
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 31b Beaked Dinosaurs and Origin of Birds 11:39 Read by Frances Wicks
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 31c Beaked Dinosaurs and Origin of Birds 12:37 Read by Frances Wicks
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 32a Origin of Mammals and Rise of Archaic Mammals 22:06 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 32b Origin of Mammals and Rise of Archaic Mammals 18:14 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 33a Incursion of Modernized Mammals and Evolution of Carnivores 11:11 Read by Mickey T.
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 33b Incursion of Modernized Mammals and Evolution of Carnivores 19:38 Read by Mickey T.
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 34a Proboscideans 16:32 Read by Christian Silva
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 34b Proboscideans 13:34 Read by Frances Wicks
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 34c Proboscideans 18:05 Read by Frances Wicks
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 35a Horses 12:40 Read by Robin Cotter
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 35b Horses 13:43 Read by Robin Cotter
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 35c Horses 10:03 Read by Robin Cotter
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 36a Camels 19:33 Read by Jairus Amar
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 36b Camels 17:42 Read by Lynne T
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 37a The Evolution of Man: Ontogeny and Morphology – Man’s Place in Nature 10:32 Read by rookieblue
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 37b The Evolution of Man: Ontogeny and Morphology – Man’s Place in Nature 22:09 Read by Eric Metzler
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 37c The Evolution of Man: Ontogeny and Morphology – Anatomical and Ontogenetic Evidences for Human Evolution 12:38 Read by Eric Metzler
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 37d The Evolution of Man: Ontogeny and Morphology – Anatomical and Ontogenetic Evidences for Human Evolution 11:38 Read by Eric Metzler
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 38a The Evolution of man: Paleontology – Paleontological Evidence of Human Evolution 22:18 Read by Pamela Krantz
Part 3 The Evidences of Evolution – Section 3 Paleontology – Chapter 38b The Evolution of man: Paleontology – Paleontological Evidence of Human Evolution 18:11 Read by Pamela Krantz
Part 4 – Epilogue – The Pulse of Life 12:43 Read by Pamela Krantz