BIOL349

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BIOL349

Evolution BIOL349 SP

Section	Class Size	*Available	Times
1	45	3	Times: .T.T... 1:10PM-2:30PM;

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:00:40 EST 1998 )

Photo Caption and Credits

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.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Graduate students only will be expected to give a short (20 min.) presentation on some aspect of evolutionary biology.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00

Prerequisites: BIOL205 and BIOL206 and BIOL207

Section 01: Sultan, S; Times: .T.T... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 2, So: 3, Fr: 0; Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-03-1998

About the Photo:

Darwin leans against a post on the veranda of Down House in 1881, the year before his death

Reference:

Lewin, Roger, THREAD OF LIFE: A SMITHSONIAN LOOKS AT EVOLUTION, Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Books, 1982

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