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Academic Year 2003/2004

Evolution
BIOL 349 FA

An advanced course that stresses current areas of research in evolutionary biology. Topics include the evidence for evolution, the nature of variation, adaptive and random evolutionary processes in natural populations, mechanisms of speciation, reconstruction of the history of life through the use of DNA sequence data, coevolution of plant-animal and host-parasite interactions, and the application of evolutionary principles to conservation biology.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: (MB&B205 AND MB&B206 AND BIOL207) OR (BIOL205 AND BIOL206 AND BIOL207) OR (MB&B225 AND MB&B206 AND BIOL207) OR (BIOL225 AND BIOL206 AND BIOL207)

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Sultan,Sonia Elizabeth   

Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM;     Location: SHAN314

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 40)

SR. major: 20   Jr. major: 10

SR. non-major: 6   Jr. non-major: 4   SO: 0   FR: 0

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Quantitative Reasoning

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004

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