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Academic Year 2003/2004

Evolution Journal Club II
BIOL 508 SP

This course may be repeated for credit.

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, evolution of host-parasite relationships, and the evolution of behavior. Articles for discussion generally come from the journals EVOLUTION, AMERICAN NATURALIST, GENETICS, SCIENCE, and NATURE.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Cohan,Frederick M.   Chernoff,Barry   Burke,Ann Campbell   Singer,Michael   

Times: ..T.... 12:00PM-12:50PM;     Location: SHAN314

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 12)

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Quantitative Reasoning, Speaking

Permission:    Permission of Instructor Required

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004

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