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Episode 69: Animal Diversity Part 1
Episode 69: Animal Diversity Part 1
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Length:
65 minutes
Released:
Dec 30, 2014
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Podcast episode
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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).
Released:
Dec 30, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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