Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology Courses and Certifications

水生生物学

系统学习浮游植物、浮游动物、底栖动物和水生植物的分类特征、生态功能及研究方法。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Emergence of Life

107 ratings at Coursera

Trace 4 billion years of life through the modern Tree of Life: early Earth environments, fossilization, the Cambrian explosion, mass extinctions, and the search for extraterrestrial life.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Chimpanzee Behavior and Conservation

286 ratings at Coursera

Explore chimpanzee life at Gombe: field research methods, infant development, foraging and hunting, dominance hierarchies and mating strategies, and the case for chimpanzee conservation.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Cornell University;  University of Queensland

Sharks!

5 ratings

Learn about the most fascinating animals on Earth, their sophisticated senses and how sharks and their relatives have impacted human history and culture.

• edX
• 9 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Introduction to Biology: Ecology

184 ratings at Coursera

Explore community ecology, island biogeography, species interactions, population estimation, and conservation biology, including habitat loss, invasive species, climate change, and biodiversity decline.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

American Museum of Natural History

Evolution: A Course for Educators

331 ratings at Coursera

Explore Darwin's tree of life, natural selection, extinction, and human evolution, and learn classroom strategies for teaching evolution and addressing student misconceptions.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Discovering the Basics of Wetlands

13 ratings at Coursera

Explore how wetlands form and function: wetland types and hydrology, hydric soils and nutrient cycling, adapted plants and animals, and the ecosystem services that result.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Extinctions: Past, Present, & Future

140 ratings at Coursera

Trace the five mass extinctions of the pre-human past, their causes, and today's ongoing extinction, from the Pleistocene through European colonization into the future.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to Biology: Evolution

91 ratings at Coursera

Trace evolutionary thought from Darwin onward: apply the Hardy-Weinberg principle, read phylogenetic trees, and weigh fossil, biogeographic, and anatomical evidence for evolution.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to Biology: Biodiversity

82 ratings at Coursera

Survey the variety of life on Earth: prokaryotes, protists, plants, fungi, invertebrates, vertebrates and mammals, plus the human microbiome, antibiotic resistance and human origins.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Aeroecology: Exploring Biodiversity with Radar

Use radar to study airborne life: interpret radar data outputs and visualisations, quantify species biomass, measure abundance and diversity, and weigh the technology's taxonomic limits.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Leiden University;  Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Evolution Today

170 ratings at Coursera

Learn how natural selection drives evolutionary change, decode DNA and mutations as the source of variation, examine evolution's limits, and ask how humans will evolve next.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

University of the Witwatersrand

Exploring Our Humanity

5 ratings

Explorer and paleoanthropologist Lee Berger is best known for his discoveries of Homo naledi and Australopithecus sediba, two human-like ancestors. Join him on this exploration as he explains the science behind these unprecedented findings.

• World Science U
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Evolution, Ecology and Behavior

Explore evolutionary principles, ecological interactions, and behavioral patterns through comprehensive analysis of natural selection, genetics, and biodiversity mechanisms.

• YouTube
• 1 day 3 hours 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

American Museum of Natural History

Dinosaurs: Evolution, Extinction, and Paleobiology

70 ratings at Coursera

Explore dinosaur evolution from Triassic origins to modern birds: build phylogenetic trees, infer behavior from trackways, age specimens using growth rings, and weigh K-T extinction theories.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course