The document provides an overview of key concepts related to evolution, biological communities, and species interactions. It discusses evolution and natural selection, ecological niches, species interactions like competition and predation, community properties, how communities change over time through succession, and factors that influence where organisms can live.

1. William P. Cunningham University of Minnesota Mary Ann Cunningham Vassar College Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. *See PowerPoint Image Slides for all figures and tables pre-inserted into PowerPoint without notes. Chapter 04 Lecture Outline *

2. Evolution, Biological Communities, and Species Interactions

10. Tolerance Limits

14. Resource Partitioning

16. Allopatric Speciation

23. The Six Kingdoms

27. Batesian Mimicry

37. Tropical Rainforests: Diverse and Complex

40. Ecotones

41. Edge Effects

43. Primary Succession

46. Mongoose