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Academic Year 2000/2001

Evolution Journal Club II
BIOL 508 SP

Presentation and active discussion of current research articles in evolutionary biology. Each semester the class will choose one theme within evolutionary biology to be the focus of discussion. Themes from recent semesters have included: co-evolution, speciation, phylogenetic approaches for investigating natural selection,the role of competition in evolution, and evolution of host-parasite relationships.. Articles for discussion generally come from the journals EVOLUTION, AMERICAN NATURALIST, GENETICS, SCIENCE, and NATURE.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: GRAD    Credit: .25    Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Sultan,Sonia Elizabeth   

Times: ....T.. 12:00PM-01:00PM;     Location: SHAN314

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 30)

SR. major:    Jr. major:

SR. non-major: X   Jr. non-major: X   SO: X   FR: X

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Quantitative Reasoning, Speaking

Permission:    Permission of Instructor Required

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001

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