Lessons in biogeography: Simulating evolution using playing cards

This exercise links our day-to-day understanding of probabilities with the concepts of evolution as it relates to biogeographic processes. The complex idea of natural selection is presented in a simple, nonthreatening, and fun way. A variety of scenarios can be used to illustrate the effects of evolutionary pressure. The effects of selective pressures along with the consequences of either lethal or strongly positive mutations can be illustrated through a number of generations. Genetic drift can also be shown