[ Wesleyan Home Page ] [ WesMaps Home Page ] [ WesMaps Archive ] [ Course Search ] [ Course Search by CID ]
Academic Year 2003/2004

Evolution
BIOL 349 SP

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

M. Slatkin, EXPLORING EVOLUTION BIOLOGY; M. Ridley, EVOLUTION. And readings from the primary literature.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Midterm exam, final exam and a poster project.

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) Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004

Contact wesmaps@wesleyan.edu to submit comments or suggestions. Please include a url, course title, faculty name or other page reference in your email

Copyright Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 06459