A Simulation of Coevolution Using Playing Cards

Tatina, Robert

doi:10.2307/4452141

The American Biology Teacher

2007

DOI: 10.2307/4452141

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A Simulation of Coevolution Using Playing Cards

Robert Tatina¹

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A Quantitative Simulation of Coevolution with Mutation Using Playing Cards

Hoagstrom

Xiang

Lewis-Rogers

et al. 2019

The American Biology Teacher

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Active-learning approaches can improve understanding of core biological concepts. We describe a revised hands-on simulation for teaching evolution by natural selection, which focuses on prey–predator coevolution in escape/pursuit speed. It illustrates how selection pressure on individual speed increases average population speed through differential survival, while also reducing variation in speed among individuals. A simulated beneficial mutation helps differentiate the generation of individual traits from the process of natural selection and illustrates the effects of a beneficial mutation on immediate and subsequent generations. Overall, this exercise addresses several common misconceptions and allows students to collect and assess their own data, quantitatively. We report results from pre- and post-assessments in an introductory, undergraduate biology class, which indicate significantly improved understanding associated with the simulation.

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A Quantitative Simulation of Coevolution with Mutation Using Playing Cards

Hoagstrom

Xiang

Lewis-Rogers

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The American Biology Teacher

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A Simulation of Coevolution Using Playing Cards

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