Studying mammals: Chisellers

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Studying mammals: Chisellers provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 10 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Ever wondered why rats, mice and squirrels seem to reproduce at such an alarming rate? Rodents are among the most successful of all the mammal groups. In this free course, Studying mammals: ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 The rodent
    • 1 The rodent
    • 2 You are what you eat
    • 2 You are what you eat
    • 2.1 Overview
    • 2.2 Cracking nuts and other ways of eating
    • 3 Some principles that underpin evolutionary change
    • 3 Some principles that underpin evolutionary change
    • 3.1 Introduction
    • 3.2 Adaptation
    • 3.3 Variation
    • 3.4 Competition
    • 3.5 Natural selection
    • 3.6 The numbers game … or the struggle for existence
    • 4 Individual lives: the concept of fitness
    • 4 Individual lives: the concept of fitness
    • 4.1 A measure of success
    • 4.2 Altruism
    • 5 Different reproductive strategies
    • 5 Different reproductive strategies
    • 5.1 Monogamy and polygamy
    • 5.2 Differences between the sexes
    • 5.3 The effect of environment on reproductive behaviour
    • Conclusion
    • Acknowledgements