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− | |Feb. 20|| | + | |Feb. 20|| Austin || Excerpt from Dobzhansky (1937) Genetics and the Origin of Species |
:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/Dobzhansky_1937_Ch8_IsolatingMechanisms.pdf}} Chapter 8-Isolating Mechanisms | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/Dobzhansky_1937_Ch8_IsolatingMechanisms.pdf}} Chapter 8-Isolating Mechanisms | ||
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:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/Orr_Perspective_DobzhanskyMullerSpeciation_Genetics1996.pdf}} Orr (1996) reflections on Dobzhansky and the genetics of speciation<br> | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/Orr_Perspective_DobzhanskyMullerSpeciation_Genetics1996.pdf}} Orr (1996) reflections on Dobzhansky and the genetics of speciation<br> | ||
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− | |Feb. 27|| G. G. Simpson (excerpt from Major Features of Evolution) | + | |Feb. 27|| Kristen || |
+ | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/SimpsonMajorFeatures1953WithNoteOPT.pdf}} G. G. Simpson (excerpt from ''The Major Features of Evolution'', 1953) | ||
+ | || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/Simpson_FRSMemoir1986.pdf}} Whittington's (1986) Simpson memoir | ||
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− | |March 6|| E. Mayr (excerpt from Animal Species and Evolution) | + | |March 6|| Eliza || E. Mayr (excerpt from Animal Species and Evolution) '''if short on time''', skip pp. 535-546 |
+ | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/Mayr1963_GeneticRevolutions.pdf}} Excerpts from Mayr (1963) Animal Species and Evolution | ||
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|March 13|| || '''''SPRING BREAK'''''|| | |March 13|| || '''''SPRING BREAK'''''|| | ||
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− | |March 20|| Botanical synthesizers: G. L. Stebbins (Variation and Evolution in Plants) and E. Anderson (Introgressive Hybridization) | + | |March 20|| Vandana || Botanical synthesizers: |
+ | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/StebbinsExcerpts1950.pdf}} G. L. Stebbins (Variation and Evolution in Plants) and | ||
+ | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/AndersonIntrogressiveHybridizationREV1953.pdf}} E. Anderson (Introgressive Hybridization) | ||
+ | || Review (co-authored by our own Carl Schlichting) of the critical contributions of Clausen, Keck and Heisey that Anderson and Stebbins draw heavily from; nevertheless their work was not fully appreciated by, nor incorporated into, the Synthesis | ||
+ | ::{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/Nunez-FarfanSchlichtingClausenKeckHeisyQRB01.pdf}} Núñez-Farfán & Schlichting (2001) | ||
+ | This paper by Anderson and Stebbins is the most succinct version of their argument that hybridization is important in evolution <br> | ||
+ | :[http://ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/login?url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2395149.pdf Anderson and Stebbins (1954)]<br> | ||
+ | Stebbins's reflections on Anderson<br> | ||
+ | :[http://ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/login?url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2395149.pdf Stebbins (1972)] | ||
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− | |March 27|| || | + | |March 27|| || THE HERETICS: GOLDSCHMIDT and WADDINGTON |
+ | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/Goldschmidt1940EXCERPTS.pdf}} Richard Goldschmidt (1940) (''The Material Basis of Evolution'') | ||
+ | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/Waddington1957EXCERPTSopt.pdf}} C. H. Waddington (1940) (''The Strategy of the Genes'') | ||
+ | || Several good references for an 'updated' history of evolutionary biology, including the role of development: | ||
+ | :Amundsen, R. (2005) ''The Changing Role of the Embryo in Evolutionary Thought. Roots of Evo-Devo''. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge | ||
+ | :Richards, R. J. (1992) ''The Meaning of Evolution. The Morphological Construction and Ideological Reconstruction of Darwin's Theory''. Univ. of Chicago Press, Chicago | ||
+ | :Laublicher, M. D., & J. Maianschein (eds.) (2007) ''From Embryology to Evo-Devo: A History of Developmental Evolution''. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA. | ||
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− | |April 3|| | + | |April 3|| Austin Spence || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/GouldLewontinSpandrels79.pdf}} Gould & Lewontin (1979), 'The spandrels of San Marco' || |
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− | |April 10|| | + | |April 10|| Annette Evans || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/JacobEvolTinkering77.pdf}} Francois Jacob - ''Evolution and Tinkering'' (1977) || |
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− | |April 17|| | + | |April 17|| Kaitlin Gallagher || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/AlberchEASizeShapeOntogPhylog79.pdf}} Alberch et al. (1979), ''Size and shape in ontogeny and phylogeny'' || |
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− | |April 24|| Kate || Evolution at two levels in humans and chimpanzees | + | |April 24|| Kate || Evolution at two levels in humans and chimpanzees |
+ | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/KingWilsonHumansChimps75.pdf}} King & Wilson (1975) | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:04, 8 April 2017
Course Information
Instructors: Kurt Schwenk and Elizabeth Jockusch
Meeting time: Mondays 9:05-10:00
Meeting place: Bamford Room
Resources
Classic Works in Evolutionary Biology Complete List
Ned Friedman's page on early evolutionists Link
Discussion Schedule
Date | Discussion Leader(s) | Readings | Additional Resources |
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Jan 23 | Kurt & Elizabeth | Paley (1802) ![]() ![]() |
Elliot (1914) introduction to Lamarck ![]() |
Jan. 30 | Elizabeth & Kurt | Darwin & Wallace (1858); With new introduction by Michael Ghiselin ![]() |
Original, published version of Darwin & Wallace (1858) ![]() |
Feb. 6 | Andrew & Annette | Population Genetic Groundwork for the Modern Synthesis
Focus of Discussion: Also: |
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Feb. 13 | Snow Day | ||
Feb. 20 | Austin | Excerpt from Dobzhansky (1937) Genetics and the Origin of Species
Also have a look at Dobzhansky's work on isolating mechanisms in Drosophila |
Bateson (1909) includes statement of Dobzhansky-Muller incompatibility model of speciation |
Feb. 27 | Kristen | ![]() | |
March 6 | Eliza | E. Mayr (excerpt from Animal Species and Evolution) if short on time, skip pp. 535-546 | |
March 13 | SPRING BREAK | ||
March 20 | Vandana | Botanical synthesizers: | Review (co-authored by our own Carl Schlichting) of the critical contributions of Clausen, Keck and Heisey that Anderson and Stebbins draw heavily from; nevertheless their work was not fully appreciated by, nor incorporated into, the Synthesis
This paper by Anderson and Stebbins is the most succinct version of their argument that hybridization is important in evolution Stebbins's reflections on Anderson |
March 27 | THE HERETICS: GOLDSCHMIDT and WADDINGTON | Several good references for an 'updated' history of evolutionary biology, including the role of development:
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April 3 | Austin Spence | ![]() |
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April 10 | Annette Evans | ![]() |
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April 17 | Kaitlin Gallagher | ![]() |
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April 24 | Kate | Evolution at two levels in humans and chimpanzees |