EEB 2245/2245W Lecture topics (Spring 2010)

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Chapter and page references below refer to Futuyma, Evolution.

Jan 20 Class organization; Introduction to evolutionary biology Chapter 1
Jan 22 Hardy-Weinberg and mutation Chapter 9, pp. 190-199
Jan 27 Genetic drift Chapter 10, pp. 226-235
Genetic drift simulator
Jan 29 Migration and non-random mating Chapter 10, pp. 241-244
Genetic drift and migration
Feb 3 Natural selection and adaptation Chapter 11, pp. 247-252
Biston betularia
Feb 5 Examples of natural selection Chapter 11, pp. 252-257
Supplementary reading, Losos et al. Nature 432:505-508; 2004
Feb 10 Exam 1 Covering material from January 20th through February 5th
Feb 12 The genetics of natural selection Chapter 12, pp. 269-280
Feb 17 Modes of natural selection Chapter 12, pp. 280-288
Mean fitness
Dynamics of natural selection
Natural selection and genetic drift
Note: The last two simulations don't seem to work on Macs. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to find a similar version that does.
Feb 19 Evolution of quantitative traits Chapter 13
Article from Genetics
Response to selection
Feb 24 Sexual selection and female choice Chapter 14, pp. 329-39
Birds of paradise
Australian bowerbird
Feb 26 Conflict, cooperation, and the evolution of altruism (Change from original syllabus) Chapter 14, pp. 326-329
Mar 3 Ecotypes and adaptive variation Chapter 9, pp. 212-222
Genetic structure of human populations
Ecotypic differentiation in Polemonium viscosum
Mar 5 Exam 2 Covering material from February 12th through March 3rd
Mar 10 Spring break
Mar 12 Spring break
Mar 17 Geographic variation and speciation Chapter 9, pp. 212-220, Chapter 16, pp. 379-388
Mar 19 Mechanisms of speciation Chapter 15, pp. 366-371, 388-403
Mar 24 Sympatric speciation and the structure of evolutionary trees Chapter 2, pp. 17-22, Chapter 3, pp. 45-46
Mar 26 Using trees to answer evolutionary questions Chapter 3, pp. 46-63
Mar 31 Using phylogenies to study trait evolution Chapter 3, pp.43-45
Apr 2 Inferring evolutionary relationships Chapter 2, pp. 22-41
Apr 7 Inferring evolutionary relationships, con't. Chapter 2, pp. 22-41
Apr 9 Exam 3 Covering material from March 17th through April 7th
Apr 14 The neutral theory of molecular evolution Chapter 10, pp. 235-240
Apr 16 Applications of the neutral theory Chapter 19, pp. 449-461
Apr 21 Phylogenetic perspective on the history of life Chapter 5, pp. 92-115
Apr 23 The Cambrian explosion Chapter 5, pp. 97-98
Burgess Shale Fossils
Fossil Record of Metazoa Phyla
Apr 28 Human evolution Chapter 4, pp. 79-82, Chapter 6, pp. 130-132, Chapter 10, pp. 243-244
Read about the controversy surrounding Homo floresiensis
Smithsonian Guide to Human Origins
Apr 30 Human impacts on evolution Chapter 5, pp. 112-115, Chapter 7, 156-158
May 4 Monday, 8:00-10:00am Exam 4 (covering material from April 14th to April 30th) and Final Exam (comprehensive)

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