Wikipedia:WikiProject Evolutionary biology
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Title
WikiProject Evolutionary biology
Scope
The theory of evolution is the central unifying paradigm of biology - Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution [1]. This WikiProject aims primarily to co-ordinate various aspects of evolutionary biology particularly population genetics, molecular evolution and other related fields. It is distinct from the Wikiproject tree of life in that it attempts to cover patterns, process and theory rather than systematics and taxonomy.
Parentage
The parent of this WikiProject is the WikiProject Biology.
Descendant Wikiprojects
No descendant WikiProjects have yet been defined (but are probably, especially population genetics)
Similar Wikiprojects
The similar WikiProjects are WikiProject Tree of Life
Participants
- Dunc|☺ 15:30, May 4, 2004 (UTC) (administrator)
- Jerry Crimson Mann 07:13, 30 July 2005 (UTC)
- Lexor|Talk 16:10, 4 May 2004 (UTC) (Administrator)
- Wilke 05:02, 8 May 2004 (UTC)
- MykReeve 18:14, 18 May 2004 (UTC) (Administrator)
- Steinsky Watching for ages but only got round to making it official 11 Oct 2004
- Tim Callahan 02:14, 25 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- Samsara contrib talk 13:45, 31 January 2006 (UTC) do have a look my Todo list - some of those items may be of interest to you. I'll probably be working mostly on population genetics, especially the more ethereal and less well understood side of it.
- PhDP 18:34, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
- Barefootmatt 18:02, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
- IronChris 18:01, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
Structure
None. Blue boxes to be used where appropriate.
Hierarchy definition
- Evolutionary biology
- Population genetics
- Molecular evolution (could be considered part of pop-gen)
- Phylogenetics/phylogeography
- Evolutionary developmental biology
General Strategy and Discussion forum
Presentation style for Population genetics
See: Wikipedia:WikiProject Evolutionary biology/popgenstyle
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| Basic topics in evolutionary biology | (edit) |
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| Processes of evolution: evidence - macroevolution - microevolution - speciation | |
| Mechanisms: selection - genetic drift - gene flow - mutation - phenotypic plasticity | |
| Modes: anagenesis - catagenesis - cladogenesis | |
| History: History of evolutionary thought - Charles Darwin - The Origin of Species - modern evolutionary synthesis | |
| Subfields: population genetics - ecological genetics - human evolution - molecular evolution - phylogenetics - systematics - evo-devo | |
| List of evolutionary biology topics | Timeline of evolution | Timeline of human evolution |
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| Topics in population genetics | (edit) |
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| Key concepts: Hardy-Weinberg law | linkage disequilibrium | Fisher's fundamental theorem | neutral theory | |
| Selection: natural | sexual | artificial | ecological | |
| Genetic drift: small population size | population bottleneck | founder effect | coalescence | |
| Founders: R.A. Fisher | J.B.S. Haldane | Sewall Wright | |
| Related topics: evolution | microevolution | evolutionary game theory | fitness landscape | |
| List of evolutionary biology topics |
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