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Organismal Evolution, Biology 315, Spring 2009
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Lecture |
Date |
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Lecture Subject |
Reading |
| Darwinism and the Fact of Evolution - Freeman and Herron Part I | ||||
| 1 | Jan. 12 | M | Introduction; Historical perspectives | Ch. 2 |
| 2 | 14 | W | The Evidence for Evolution | Ch. 2 |
| 3 | 16 | F | Darwinian Natural Selection | Ch. 2 |
| - Quiz 1, in class, covering Chapter 1 of your textbook |
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| 19 | M | Holiday - No classes! | ||
| 4 | 21 | W | The Nature of Natural Selection; Scientific Creationism | Ch. 3 |
| 5 | 23 | F | Phylogenetic Trees and "Tree Thinking" | Ch. 4 |
| - Quiz 2, take home, due Wednesday Jan. 28 |
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| Mechanisms of Evolutionary Change - Freeman and Herron Part II | ||||
| 6 | 26 | M | Genetic Variation; The Hardy-Weinberg Principle | Ch. 5,6 |
| - Quiz 3, take home, due Friday Jan. 30 |
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| 7 | 28 | W | The Hardy-Weinberg Principle - Examples | Ch. 6 |
| - Quiz 2, due beginning of class | ||||
| 8 |
30 |
F |
The General Selection Model | Ch. 6 |
| - Quiz 3, due beginning of class | ||||
| - Quiz 4, take home, due Wednesday Feb. 4 |
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| 9 | Feb. 2 |
M | Forms of Selection I | Ch. 6 |
| 10 | 4 | W | Forms of Selection II | Ch. 6 |
| - Quiz 4, due beginning of class | ||||
| 6 |
F |
Exam 1 (99 pts. Covers Lectures 1-10) |
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| 11 | 9 | M | Mutation-Selection, Migration-Selection Balance | Ch. 6,7 |
| 12 | 11 | W | Random Genetic Drift | Ch. 7 |
| 13 | 13 | F | Random Genetic Drift & Inbreeding | Ch. 7 |
| - Quiz 5, take home, due Friday, Feb. 20 | ||||
| 14 | 16 | M | Conservation Genetics | Ch. 7 |
| 15 | 18 | W | Evolution at Two Loci: Linkage Disequilibrium | Ch. 8 |
| 16 | 20 | F | Adaptive Significance of Sex I | Ch. 8 |
| - Quiz 5, due beginning of class | ||||
| 17 | 23 | M | Adaptive Significance of Sex II | Ch. 8 |
| 18 | 25 | W | Quantitative Genetics | Ch. 9 |
| - Quiz 6, take home, due Monday, March 2 | ||||
| 19 | 27 | F | Estimating Heritability | Ch. 9 |
| 20 | March 2 |
M | Response to Selection | Ch. 9 |
| - Quiz 6, due beginning of class | ||||
| 4 | W | Exam 2 (99 pts. Covers Lectures 11-20) | ||
| Adaptation - Freeman and Herron Part III | ||||
| 21 |
6 |
F |
Studying Adaptation | Ch. 10 |
| 22 | 9 |
M |
Selective Trade-Offs and Constraints | Ch. 10 |
| 23 | 11 |
W |
Sexual Selection I | Ch. 11 |
| 24 | 13 | F | Sexual Selection II | Ch. 11 |
| March 16-20 - Spring Break | ||||
| 25 | 23 |
M | Sexual Selection III | Ch. 11 |
| 26 | 25 | W | Kin Selection and the Evolution of Altruism | Ch. 12 |
| 27 | 27 | F | The Evolution of Eusociality | Ch. 12 |
| 28 | 30 | M | Sexual Ratio Evolution. Parent-Offspring Conflict | Ch. 12 |
| 29 | April 1 |
W | Evolutionary Theories of Aging I | Ch. 13 |
| 30 | 3 | F | Evolutionary Theories of Aging II | Ch. 13 |
| 6 | M | Exam 3 (99 pts. Covers Lectures 21-30) | ||
| 31 | 8 | W | Trade-Offs and Aging | Ch. 13 |
| 32 | 10 | F | Life-History Trade-Offs | Ch. 13 |
| The History of Life - Freeman and Herron Part IV | ||||
| 33 | 13 | M | Species Concepts. Reproductive Isolation | Ch. 16 |
| 34 | 15 | W | Mechanisms of Speciation I | Ch. 16 |
| 35 | 17 | F | Mechanisms of Speciation II | Ch. 16 |
| 36 | 20 | M | Mechanisms of Speciation III | Ch. 16 |
| 37 | 22 | W | The Origins of Life | Ch. 17 |
| 38 | 24 | F | The Phylogeny of All Living Things |
Ch. 17 |
| 39 | 27 | M | The Cambrian Explosion and Beyond | Ch. 18 |
| 40 | 29 | W | Human Impacts on Extinction | Ch. 18 |
| May 1 |
F | In-Class Review Session for Final Exam | ||
| May 6 |
W |
Final Exam, 2:15-4:15 pm, 210 Bessey Hall | ||
| 100 pts: Covers Lectures 31-40 | ||||
| 50 pts: Review of entire course | ||||
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