EEB 2245/2245W Lecture topics (Spring 2010)
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Chapter and page references below refer to Futuyma, Evolution.
Jan 19 | Introduction to the Geological Time Scale; the Fossil Record | Ch. 4 (73-77) |
Jan 21 | Life in the Precambrian; evolution of the Metazoa | Ch. 5 (101-108) |
Jan 26 | Cambrian explosion & Life in the Paleozoic | Ch. 5 (108-115) |
Jan 28 | Life in the Mesozoic | Ch. 5 (115-121) |
Feb 2 | Life in the Cenozoic | Ch. 5 (121-131) |
Feb 4 | Evolution of primates | Ch. 4 (88-91) |
Feb 9 | Evolution of biodiversity & extinction (guest lecture: R. Prunier) | Ch. 7 |
Feb 11 | Exam 1 | Covering material from January 19th through February 4th |
Feb 16 | Characters, homology & homoplasy | Ch. 3 |
Feb 18 | Systematics & reconstructing evolutionary history | Ch. 2 |
Feb 23 | Evolution and development | Ch. 21 |
Feb 25 | Biogeography & major patterns of distribution | Ch. 6 |
Mar 2 | Continental Drift & Historical Biogeography | Ch. 6 |
Mar 4 | Exam 2 | Covering material from February 9th through March 2nd |
Mar 9 | Spring break | |
Mar 11 | Spring break | |
Mar 16 | Genetic variation | Ch. 9 (215-241) |
Mar 18 | Genetic drift | Ch. 10 |
Mar 23 | Migration and non-random mating | Ch. 9 (241-254) |
Mar 25 | Natural selection and adaptation | Ch. 11 |
Mar 30 | Examples of natural selection | Ch. 11 |
Apr 1 | The genetics of natural selection | Ch. 12 |
Apr 6 | Exam #3 | Covering material from March 16th through April 1st |
Apr 9 | Evolution of genomes | Ch. 20 |
Apr 13 | Evolution of phenotypic traits | Ch. 13 |
Apr 15 | Evolution of behavior | Ch. 16 |
Apr 20 | Ecotypes and adaptive variation | |
Apr 22 | Species and speciation (guest lecture: R. Prunier) | Ch. 17 |
Apr 27 | Speciation mechanisms | Ch. 18 |
Apr 29 | Evolution and society | Ch. 23 |
May 6 - 8:00am-10:00am | Exam #4 (covering material from April 8th to April 29th) |