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| <span style="font-size: small">'''Meeting Time:''' Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30-1:45 in BRAUN 124<br> | | <span style="font-size: small">'''Meeting Time:''' Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30-1:45 in BRAUN 124<br> |
− | <span style="font-size: small">'''Textbook:''' Futuyma, D.J. 2009. ''Evolution''. 2nd ed. Sinauer Associates, Inc. (ISBN 978-0-87893-223-8) <br><br>
| + | Instructor: Chris Simon, Professor EEB |
− | <br>
| + | Office: Biopharm 305D, phone 6-4640 |
− | ==Instructors==
| + | Lab: Biopharm 323 & 325, phone 6-3947 |
− | '''First half of the course, 17 January - 1 March'''<br>
| + | e-mail: chris.simon@uconn.edu |
− | [mailto:janine.caira@uconn.edu Dr. Janine N. Caira]<br>
| + | e-mail is the best place to leave messages. |
− | Office: TLS 483<br>
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− | Phone: 486-4060<br>
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− | E-mail: janine.caira@uconn.edu<br>
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− | Office hours: By arrangement<br><br>
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− | '''Second half of the course, 6 March - 26 April'''<br>
| + | Office hours: Flexible except in the morning before our class. See me after class or send me an e-mail to arrange a meeting. I encourage quick questions by electronic mail. With longer questions or many questions, please come to see me or your TA, Colin Carlso. Don’t wait until the day before an exam! |
− | [mailto:charles.henry@uconn.edu Dr. Charles Henry]<br>
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− | Office: TLS 479/481<br>
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− | Phone: 486-4450<br>
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− | Email: charles.henry@uconn.edu<br>
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− | Office hours: By arrangement<br><br>
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− | ==Teaching Assistants==
| + | Teaching Assistant: Colin Carlson |
− | [mailto:elizabeth.timpe@uconn.edu Beth Timpe]<br>
| + | e-mail: colin.carlson@uconn.edu |
− | Office: BioPharm 318<br>
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− | Phone: 486-6215<br>
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− | Email: elizabeth.timpe@uconn.edu<br>
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− | '''Students A-K'''<br>
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− | Office hours: By arrangement<br><br>
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− | [mailto:kathryn.rymsza@uconn.edu Kathryn Rymsza]<br>
| + | Class Website: http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Category:EEB_Courses |
− | Office: Biopharm 405<br>
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− | Phone: 486-4027<br>
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− | Email: kathryn.rymsza@uconn.edu<br>
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− | '''Students L-Z'''<br>
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− | Office hours: By arrangement<br><br>
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− | ==Grading==
| + | Grade: The goal of this class is to teach you the basic principles of evolution and to give you an appreciation for the science. It is important to me that you learn the material. I hate to assign grades but they are required. Therefore I am trying an experiment this semester to try to lessen the pressure on the midterm and enhance your learning experience. Each Friday I will post a Study Guide and ask you a few questions from that study guide as a quiz at the end of class on the following Thursday. Each Wednesday, TA Colin Carlson will run a study guide review session. We’ll grade the quizzes and return them to you by the following Thursday. Hopefully these quizzes will serve to prepare you for the first midterm and to ensure that your grade is not based on your performance on only the midterm and the final. |
− | '''EEB 2245: Your grade will be based on your performance in 4 lecture exams.''' Your lowest score on the first 3 exams will be dropped. Your 2 remaining scores and your score on the final exam will each constitute one third of your final grade. University regulations require that students who miss the final exam without an excuse from the Dean of Students receive an F for that exam. '''Thus, you are required to take the final exam and your score on that exam will count towards your grade.'''<br><br>
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− | '''Note:''' because you are allowed to drop your lowest score, '''''we will not give make-up exams.'''''<br><br>
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− | '''EEB 2245W:''' Your final grade in the lecture portion of the course will be calculated as above. If you are taking the W version of the course, that grade will constitute 75% of your final course grade. Your grade in the '''W part''' of the course, as determined by your “W” instructor, will constitute the remaining 25% of your final course grade, '''''except that an F in the W part of the course will result in an F for the entire course. An F in the lecture part of the course will also result in an F for the entire course.''''' Refer to the [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/EEB2245W_Spring_2012 2245W website] for further information. '''[mailto:elizabeth.jockusch@uconn.edu Dr. Elizabeth Jockusch] (BioPharm 305B; tel: 486-4452; elizabeth.jockusch@uconn.edu)''' is the coordinator of the W part of the course.
| + | EEB 245: There will be a series of ten quizzes (as described above) and two one-hour exams covering each half of the course (listed on the syllabus) and a comprehensive one-hour synthetic final exam. The second one-hour exam will be given in the same two-hour time block as the synthetic final. The quizzes will count 15% of your total grade, the first exam 35% and the second hour exam plus the final will count 25% each. |
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− | ==Course Resources==
| + | EEB 245W: If you are registered for EEB 245W, 75% of the final course grade will be determined by your lecture exams (as above) and 25% by your term paper. As required by University regulations, an F in the W part of the course will result in an F for the entire course. At least two drafts of your writing assignment must be successfully completed to pass the course. A detailed set of instructions will be provided and W students will be assigned a W instructor during the first week of class. |
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− | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/EEB2245syllabusS2012.pdf}} EEB2245 syllabus<br><br> | + | Text: Futuyma, D. J. 2009. Evolution. Second Edition. Sinauer Publications, Sunderland, Mass. http://www.sinauer.com/detail.php?id=2238. The UCONN coop should have lots of used copies. Please read assigned chapters prior to the class for which they are scheduled. Additional supplementary readings may be assigned during the semester. See also new value options from Sinauer: http://www.sinauer.com/detail.php?id=2238#tions |
− | '''EXAM 1'''
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− | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/Exam%20I%20S10%20version%201.pdf}} Example of Exam 1 (from 2010)<br>
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− | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/Study_Guide_exam_1_2012_final.pdf}} Final Study Guide for Exam 1<br><br>
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− | '''EXAM 2'''
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− | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/Exam%202%20S2010.pdf}} Example of Exam 2 (from 2010)<br>
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− | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/Study%20Guide%20Exam%202_2012_final.pdf}} FINAL Study Guide for Exam 2<br>
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− | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/EEB%202245_W_S12_tree_exercises_rev.pdf}} Tree Exercises for Exam 2 (with answers)<br><br>
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− | '''EXAM 3'''
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− | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/Exam_Studyguide1_Henry_2245.pdf}} FINAL Study Guide for Exam 3 (first 7 lectures) <br><br> | + | |
− | '''EXAM 4 (FINAL)'''
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− | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/Exam_Studyguide_2245_final_exam.pdf}} FINAL Study Guide for Exam 4 (last 6 lectures) <br><br>
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− | '''In regards to studying for Exam 2:'''<br>
| + | The syllabus always evolves. I will periodically send updated versions which track our true progress and introduce late breaking topics. |
− | 1) A phylogenetic tree practice set will be available by Friday afternoon (24th of February). '''SEE ABOVE'''<br><br>
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− | 2) Remember to look at the examples and figures in your textbook (Chapter 2) to help with your understanding of phylogenetic trees.<br><br>
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− | 3) Keys of Practice Exam 2 will be posted outside your TA's office sometime on Monday. If you want to check your answers against the key, please do so before '''Wednesday''' night!! The BioPharmacy building's hallways lock up from 6PM - 7:30AM, so you will not have access to the exam keys between these times!<br><br>
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− | 4) See below for the time and locations of the Exam 2 review sessions.<br><br>
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− | ==Review Sessions==
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− | '''Updated 18 March 2012''' -- There will be '''two''' review sessions for the third exam on Thursday, April 5th. They will be:<br><br> '''Monday, April 2nd, 6-8PM''' in '''BioPhysics Building Rm 131''' <br> and <br>'''Tuesday, April 3rd, 6-8PM''' in '''BioPhysics Building Rm 131'''.<br><br> Review sessions are structured to answer any questions you might have encountered while studying or going over the example exam. Please come to the review session with specific questions. If you can not attend either review session but have questions pertaining to the course material prior to the exam please contact your assigned TA to set up a time to meet.<br><br>
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| ==Evolution in the News== | | ==Evolution in the News== |
Office hours: Flexible except in the morning before our class. See me after class or send me an e-mail to arrange a meeting. I encourage quick questions by electronic mail. With longer questions or many questions, please come to see me or your TA, Colin Carlso. Don’t wait until the day before an exam!
Grade: The goal of this class is to teach you the basic principles of evolution and to give you an appreciation for the science. It is important to me that you learn the material. I hate to assign grades but they are required. Therefore I am trying an experiment this semester to try to lessen the pressure on the midterm and enhance your learning experience. Each Friday I will post a Study Guide and ask you a few questions from that study guide as a quiz at the end of class on the following Thursday. Each Wednesday, TA Colin Carlson will run a study guide review session. We’ll grade the quizzes and return them to you by the following Thursday. Hopefully these quizzes will serve to prepare you for the first midterm and to ensure that your grade is not based on your performance on only the midterm and the final.
EEB 245: There will be a series of ten quizzes (as described above) and two one-hour exams covering each half of the course (listed on the syllabus) and a comprehensive one-hour synthetic final exam. The second one-hour exam will be given in the same two-hour time block as the synthetic final. The quizzes will count 15% of your total grade, the first exam 35% and the second hour exam plus the final will count 25% each.
EEB 245W: If you are registered for EEB 245W, 75% of the final course grade will be determined by your lecture exams (as above) and 25% by your term paper. As required by University regulations, an F in the W part of the course will result in an F for the entire course. At least two drafts of your writing assignment must be successfully completed to pass the course. A detailed set of instructions will be provided and W students will be assigned a W instructor during the first week of class.
Text: Futuyma, D. J. 2009. Evolution. Second Edition. Sinauer Publications, Sunderland, Mass. http://www.sinauer.com/detail.php?id=2238. The UCONN coop should have lots of used copies. Please read assigned chapters prior to the class for which they are scheduled. Additional supplementary readings may be assigned during the semester. See also new value options from Sinauer: http://www.sinauer.com/detail.php?id=2238#tions
The syllabus always evolves. I will periodically send updated versions which track our true progress and introduce late breaking topics.
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Day
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Date
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Topic
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Text Readings
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Part I |
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Jan 17 - Mar 1 |
Patterns of Evolution |
Dr. Janine Caira
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1 |
T |
Jan 17 |
Introduction to the Geological Time Scale; the Fossil Record |
Ch. 4 (pgs 73-77)
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2 |
Th |
Jan 19 |
Life in the Precambrian; Evolution of the Metazoa |
Ch. 5 (pgs 101-108)
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3 |
T |
Jan 24 |
Cambrian explosion & Life in the Paleozoic |
Ch. 5 (pgs 108-115)
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4 |
Th |
Jan 26 |
Life in the Mesozoic |
Ch. 5 (pgs 115-121)
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5 |
T |
Jan 31 |
Life in the Cenozoic |
Ch. 5 (pgs 121-131)
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6 |
Th |
Feb 2 |
Evolution of primates |
Ch. 4 (pgs 88-91) & Ch. 6 (pgs 147-150)
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M |
Feb 6 |
Review Session for Exam 1 6-8 PM |
BioPhysics Building Rm 131
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7 |
T |
Feb 7 |
Evolution of biodiversity & extinction |
Ch. 7
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T |
Feb 7 |
Review Session for Exam 1 6-8 PM |
BioPhysics Building Rm 131
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8 |
Th |
Feb 9 |
EXAM #1 Example of Exam 1 (from 2010) Final Study Guide for Exam 1 |
Covers Lectures 1-6
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9 |
T |
Feb 14 |
Characters, homology & homoplasy |
Ch. 3
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10 |
Th |
Feb 16 |
Systematics & reconstructing evolutionary history |
Ch. 2
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11 |
T |
Feb 21 |
Systematics & reconstructing evolutionary history (cont'd) |
Ch. 2
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12 |
Th |
Feb 23 |
Biogeography & major patterns of distribution |
Ch. 6
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M |
Feb 27 |
Review Session for Exam 2 6-8 PM |
BioPhysics Building Rm 131
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13 |
T |
Feb 28 |
Continental drift & historical biogeography |
Ch. 6
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T |
Feb 28 |
Review Session for Exam 2 6-8 PM |
BioPhysics Building Rm 131
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Part II |
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Mar 6 - Apr 26 |
Processes of Evolution |
Dr. Charles Henry
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14 |
Th |
Mar 1 |
EXAM #2 Example of Exam 2 (from 2010) FINAL Study Guide for Exam 2 Tree Exercises for Exam 2 (with answers) |
Covers Lectures 7 & 9-13
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15 |
T |
Mar 6 |
Populations, variation, & the Hardy-Weinberg principle
- Populations, Variation, and H-W Lecture
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Ch. 1 (pp 7-11) & Ch. 9
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16 |
Th |
Mar 8 |
Microevolution and the origin of variation: mutation & gene flow
- Mutation and Gene Flow (Migration) Lecture
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Ch. 8
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T |
Mar 13 |
SPRING BREAK - no class |
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Th |
Mar 15 |
SPRING BREAK - no class |
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17 |
T |
Mar 20 |
Agents of evolutionary change: migration and genetic drift
- Migration (concl.) & Genetic Drift Lecture
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Ch. 9 & 10
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18 |
Th |
Mar 22 |
Charles Darwin and natural selection
- Darwin & Natural Selection Lecture, Part 1
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Ch. 1 & 11
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19 |
T |
Mar 27 |
Natural selection and phenotypic evolution
- Natural Selection Lecture, Part 2
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Ch. 12 & 13
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20 |
Th |
Mar 29 |
Adaptation; introduction to life-history evolution
- Adaptation & Life History Lecture, Part 1
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Ch. 11, 14, & 22
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M |
Apr 2 |
Review Session for Exam 3 6-8 PM |
BioPhysics Building Rm 131
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21 |
T |
Apr 3 |
Life history evolution
- Life History Evolution, Part 2
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Ch. 14
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T |
Apr 3 |
Review Session for Exam 3 6-8 PM |
BioPhysics Building Rm 131
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22 |
Th |
Apr 5 |
EXAM #3 You may bring a calculator (NO iphone/smartphone) FINAL Study Guide for Exam 3 (first 7 lectures)
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Covers Lectures 15-21
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23 |
T |
Apr 10 |
Sexual selection
- Sexual Selection Lecture
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Ch. 15
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24 |
Th |
Apr 12 |
Levels of selection; cooperation & altruism
- Multi-level Selection Lecture
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Ch. 11 & 16
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25 |
T |
Apr 17 |
Macroevolution: species and species concepts
- Species and Species Concepts Lecture
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Ch. 17 & 18
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26 |
Th |
Apr 19 |
Ecotypes, clines, and allopatric speciation
- Lecture on Speciation, Part 1
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Ch. 17 & 18
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27 |
T |
Apr 24 |
Allopatric & non-allopatric speciation
- Lecture on Speciation, Part 2
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Ch. 18
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28 |
Th |
Apr 26 |
The mystery of sexual reproduction; coevolution
- Sexual Reproduction and Coevolution Lecture
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Ch. 15 & 19
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M |
Apr 30 |
Review Session for Final Exam 6-8 PM |
BioPhysics Building Rm 131
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T |
May 1 |
Review Session for Final Exam 6-8 PM |
BioPhysics Building Rm 131
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29 |
Th |
May 3, 8 AM - 10AM |
FINAL EXAM NO calculators, NO iphone/smartphone : FINAL Study Guide for Exam 4 (last 6 lectures)
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Covers Lectures 23-28
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