Biology
4801: Evolutionary Biology – Fall 2004
Lecture
Schedule
| Date | Topic | Chapter Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Part I: The Theory of Evolution | ||
| 7 Sept | Introduction.
Evolution and Science |
|
| 9 Sept | Evidence for Evolution | Chapter 2 |
| 14 Sept | Evidence for Evolution | |
| 16 Sept | The Creationism Debate | Chapter 3 (95 - 103) |
| 21 Sept | Contingency Day | |
| 23 Sept | Exam I | |
| Part II: Selection | ||
| 28 Sept | Natural Selection | Chapter 3 |
| 30 Sept | Studying Adaptation | Chapter 9 |
| 5 Oct | Sexual Selection | Chapter 10 |
| 7 Oct | Sexual Selection | |
| 12 Oct | Kin Selection | Chapter 11 |
| 14 Oct | Contingency Day | |
| 19 Oct | Exam II | |
| Part III: Genetic Mechanisms of Evolutionary Change | ||
| 21 Oct | Mutation and Variation | Chapter 4 |
| 26 Oct | Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium | Chapter 5 |
| 28 Oct | Effect of Natural Selection on Allele Frequency | Chapter 5 |
| 2 Nov | Effect of Genetic Drift on Allele Frequency Computer
simulation of genetic drift here |
Chapter 6 |
| 4 Nov | Other Factors Influencing Allele Frequency | Chapters 5 and 6 |
| 9 Nov | Conservation Genetics | Chapter 6 |
| 11 Nov | Exam III | |
| Part IV: Macroevolution | ||
| 16 Nov | Chapter 14 | |
| 18 Nov | Phylogenetics | |
| 23 Nov | Speciation | Chapter 15 |
| 25 Nov | Thanksgiving | |
| 30 Nov | Speciation | |
2 Dec |
Origin of Life | Chapter 16 |
| 7 Dec | Cambrian Explosion and Beyond | Chapter 17 |
| 9 Dec | Human Evolution | Chapter 19 |
| 14 Dec | Contingency Day | |
| 16 Dec | Exam IV |
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