Episodes
Wednesday Dec 31, 2014
Episode 70: Animal Diversity Part 2
Wednesday Dec 31, 2014
Wednesday Dec 31, 2014
Continuing from Episode 69, I explore the diversity of the mammals, looking at all the mammalian orders and their major families. Special focus is given to primates and particularly hominids, which are discussed at the species level.
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Tuesday Dec 30, 2014
Episode 69: Animal Diversity Part 1
Tuesday Dec 30, 2014
Tuesday Dec 30, 2014
In this episode we explore the diversity of the animal kingdom. I first discuss the history of taxonomy and give an overview of some key concepts such as morphological similarity, phylogenetic analysis, systematics, cladistics, binomial classification, and the taxonomic hierarchy. Then follows an explanation of the diversity of and relationships between the major animal phyla, including arthropods, echinoderms, molluscs, and many others, with special emphasis is given to the classes and orders in the phylum of chordata (vertebrates).