Evolution 406/606
| Textbook: | Evolutionary Analysis 3rd Edition, Freeman and Herron (F&H) |
| Time/Place: | M, W, F 2:45-3:35 Bio Sci rm. 105 |
| Instructor: | Dr. John O. Stireman III
Biological Sciences rm. 018 & 020 Office Hours: M, W 3:35-5:00 PM (after class) |
| Links: | |
| National Center for Science Education | |
| Example Minireviews from Cell for graduate students (606) | |
| The "intro Quiz" with answers |
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| Month | Date | day | 2:45-3:45 rm105 | F&H | |||||
| Jan | 2 | M | Noclass | ||||||
| 4 | W | Lecture1 | Intro, what is Evol historical perspectives (ppt text) | 1,2 | |||||
| 5 | F | Lecture2 | The Evidence for Evolution (ppt text) | 2 | |||||
| 9 | M | Lecture3 | Darwinian Natural Selection (ppt text) | 3 | |||||
| 11 | W | Lecture4 | The modern synthesis -Genetic variation (ppt text for lects 4-5) | 3,4 | Quiz on Chapter 1 (w/Answers!) | ||||
| 13 | F | Lecture5 | The Hardy-Weinberg Principle | 5 | HW | ||||
| 16 | M | MLK day No class | |||||||
| 18 | W | Midterm I (with answers!) | |||||||
| 20 | F | Lecture6 | The General Selection Model (ppt text) | 5 | |||||
| 23 | M | Lecture7 | Forms of Selection (ppt text) | 5 | Last Day to drop | PS1 | |||
| 25 | W | Lecture8 | Selection cont., Mutation-Selection (ppt text 7&8) | 6 | |||||
| 27 | F | Lecture9 | Migration-Selection (ppt text) BalanceRandom Genetic Drift | 6 | |||||
| 30 | M | Lecture10 | Random Genetic Drift & Inbreeding (ppt text) | 6 | Quiz 2 - Answers | ||||
| Feb | 1 | W | Lecture11 | Models of Adaptive Evolution (ppt text) | |||||
| 3 | F | Lecture12 | Quantitative genetics (ppt text) | 8 | |||||
| 6 | M | Lecture13 | QG: response to selection (ppt text) | 8 | PS2 | ||||
| 8 | W | Lecture14 | Adaptation (ppt text) | 9 | |||||
| 10 | F | Lecture15 | Adaptation & Comparative methods (15ppt text) | 9 | |||||
| 13 | M | Midterm II | |||||||
| 15 | W | Lecture16 | Evolution of Sex (16ppt text) | 7 | |||||
| 17 | F | Lecture17 | Sexual Selection I (17,18ppt text) | 10 | |||||
| 20 | M | Lecture18 | Sexual Selection II | 10 | drop w/ W -Quiz | PS3 | |||
| 22 | W | Lecture19 | Kin Selection and Eusociality (19ppt text) | 11 | |||||
| 24 | F | Lecture20 | Evolution of Life histories (20-21ppt text) | 12 | |||||
| 27 | M | Lecture21 | Phylogenetics and tree reconstruction I | 14 | PS4 | ||||
| March | 1 | W | Lecture22 | Mechanisms of Speciation I (22ppt text) | 15 | ||||
| 3 | F | Lecture23 | Mechanisms of Speciation II (23ppt text) | 15 | Quiz3-answers | ||||
| 6 | M | Lecture24 | The Phylogeny of Life (24ppt text) | 16 | |||||
| 8 | W | The Cambrian explosion/ Special topics in evolution I | 17 | ||||||
| 10 | F | Special topics in evolution II | |||||||
| 13 | M | Special topics in evolution III | Last day | ||||||
| 15 | W | 3:15-5:15 | Final? | ||||||