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+ | A useful Nature Education article on [http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/estimating-trait-heritability-46889 '''heritability'''] | ||
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:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/File:EEB_2245_S14_syllab.pdf}} EEB2245 syllabus | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/File:EEB_2245_S14_syllab.pdf}} EEB2245 syllabus | ||
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==Exam Resources== | ==Exam Resources== | ||
− | <font color="#CC0000">'''*NOTE* SECOND EXAM: The second exam will be on '''''Thursday Mar. 6th'''''. The exam will be based on material covered from Feb. 11th through Mar. | + | <font color="#CC0000">'''*NOTE* SECOND EXAM: The second exam will be on '''''Thursday Mar. 6th'''''. The exam will be based on material covered from Feb. 11th through Mar. 4th (see syllabus below). </font color="#CC0000"><br/><br/> |
+ | <font color="#00CC00">'''''Review sessions FOR EXAM 3''''' will be held on Monday Apr. 7rd (BPB 131), and Tuesday Apr. 8th (PBB 131) from 7-9 PM. Please attempt the problem set (see below) before attending one of these sessions.'''</font color="#00CC00"> | ||
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+ | <font color="#00CC00">'''''Review sessions FOR EXAM 4''''' will be held on Monday May 5th (BPB 131), and Tuesday May 6th (PBB 131) from 7-9 PM. Please go over the sample exam (see below) before attending one of these sessions.'''</font color="#00CC00"> | ||
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+ | <font color="#CC0000">'''PROBLEM SET FOR EXAM 3'''</font color="#CC0000"> | ||
+ | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/File:Practice_Questions.pdf}} PROBLEM SET EXAM 3 | ||
+ | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/File:Practice_Questions_solutions.pdf}} PROBLEM SET SOLUTIONS EXAM 3 | ||
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<font color="#CC0000">'''STUDY GUIDES'''</font color="#CC0000"> | <font color="#CC0000">'''STUDY GUIDES'''</font color="#CC0000"> | ||
:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/File:Study_Guide_Exam_1_S2014.pdf}} STUDY GUIDE FOR EXAM 1 | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/File:Study_Guide_Exam_1_S2014.pdf}} STUDY GUIDE FOR EXAM 1 | ||
+ | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/File:Revised_Study_Guide_Exam_2_2014.pdf}} REVISED STUDY GUIDE FOR EXAM 2 | ||
+ | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/Exam_Studyguide_2245_hour3_2014.pdf}} STUDY GUIDE FOR EXAM 3 | ||
+ | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/Exam_Studyguide_incl_guests_2245_hour2_2014.pdf}} STUDY GUIDE FOR EXAM 4 | ||
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<font color="#CC0000">'''PRACTICE EXAMS'''</font color="#CC0000"> | <font color="#CC0000">'''PRACTICE EXAMS'''</font color="#CC0000"> | ||
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+ | <font color="#CC0000">Dr Caira</font color="#CC0000"> | ||
:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/File:EEB_2245_Exam1_S12.pdf}} PRACTICE EXAM 1 | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/File:EEB_2245_Exam1_S12.pdf}} PRACTICE EXAM 1 | ||
:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/File:EEB_2245_Exam2_S12.pdf}} PRACTICE EXAM 2 | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/File:EEB_2245_Exam2_S12.pdf}} PRACTICE EXAM 2 | ||
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+ | <font color="#CC0000">Dr Henry</font color="#CC0000"> | ||
+ | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/File:EEB2245_2012.pdf}} PRACTICE EXAM 3 | ||
+ | :{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/EEB2245_Exam4a_2012.pdf}} PRACTICE EXAM 4 | ||
==Evolution in the News== | ==Evolution in the News== | ||
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+ | An interesting Nature article on [http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/estimating-trait-heritability-46889 heritability] | ||
[http://www.johnkyrk.com/evolution.html '''Evolution timeline animation'''] | [http://www.johnkyrk.com/evolution.html '''Evolution timeline animation'''] | ||
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− | | 15 || T || Mar 11 || <!--{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/EEB2245_12_lec1_variation.pdf}}--> Populations, variation, & the Hardy-Weinberg principle | + | | 15 || T || Mar 11 || <!--{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/EEB2245_12_lec1_variation.pdf}}--> {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/EEB2245_14_lec1_variation.pdf}} Populations, variation, & the Hardy-Weinberg principle |
|| Ch. 1 (7-12), 9, 13 | || Ch. 1 (7-12), 9, 13 | ||
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− | | 16 || Th || Mar 13 || Agents of evolutionary change: mutation & gene flow | + | | 16 || Th || Mar 13 || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/EEB2245_14_lec2_popgen_muta%26migra.pdf}} Agents of evolutionary change: mutation & gene flow |
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− | | 17 || T || Mar 25 || Sampling error:genetic drift and the bottleneck/founder effects | + | | 17 || T || Mar 25 || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/EEB2245_14_lec3_genetic_drift.pdf}} Sampling error:genetic drift and the bottleneck/founder effects |
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− | | 18 || Th || Mar 27 || Charles Darwin and natural selection, part 1 | + | | 18 || Th || Mar 27 || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/EEB2245_14_lec4_selection1.pdf}} Charles Darwin and natural selection, part 1 |
|| Ch. 1 & 11 | || Ch. 1 & 11 | ||
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− | | 19 || T || Apr 1 || Natural selection part 2 | + | | 19 || T || Apr 1 || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/EEB2245_14_lec5_selection2.pdf}} Natural selection part 2 |
|| Ch. 11,12,13 | || Ch. 11,12,13 | ||
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− | | 20 || Th || Apr 3 || Life history evolution, part 1 | + | | 20 || Th || Apr 3 || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/EEB2245_14_lec6_adaptation.pdf}} Adaptation; Life history evolution, part 1 |
|| Ch. 13 & 14 | || Ch. 13 & 14 | ||
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− | | 21 || T || Apr 3 || Life history evolution, part 2 | + | | 21 || T || Apr 3 || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/EEB2245_14_lec7_lifehistory.pdf}} Life history evolution, part 2 |
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− | | 23 || T || Apr 15 || Sexual selection (''''' | + | | 23 || T || Apr 15 || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/Marta_sexual_selec_lecture.pdf}} Sexual selection ('''''lecture by Dr. Marta Wells''''') |
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− | | 24 || Th || Apr 17 || Levels of selection (''''' | + | | 24 || Th || Apr 17 || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/EEB2245_14_lec9_Levels_of_Selection_reduced4.pdf}} Levels of selection ('''''lecture by Jimmy Bernot''''') |
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− | | 25 || T || Apr 22 || Species and species concepts | + | | 25 || T || Apr 22 || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/EEB2245_14_lec10_species.pdf}} Species and species concepts |
|| Ch. 17 & 18 | || Ch. 17 & 18 | ||
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− | | 26 || Th || Apr 24 || Geographic variation, clines, and allopatric speciation | + | | 26 || Th || Apr 24 || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/EEB2245_14_lec11_speciation1.pdf}} Geographic variation, clines, and allopatric speciation |
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− | | 27 || T || Apr 29 || Non-allopatric speciation | + | | 27 || T || Apr 29 || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/EEB2245_14_lec12_speciation2.pdf}} Non-allopatric speciation |
|| Ch. 18 & 22 | || Ch. 18 & 22 | ||
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− | | 28 || Th || May 1 || Evolution | + | | 28 || Th || May 1 || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/evolution/restricted/EEB2245_14_lec13_sex%26coevol.pdf}} Evolution of sexual reproduction; co-evolution |
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− | | || || | + | | || '''Th''' || '''May 8''', 8 am || '''EXAM #4''' (covers lectures 23-28)|| |
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Latest revision as of 22:50, 19 January 2015
EEB 2245
Evolutionary Biology
Meeting Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30-10:45 in TLS154
Textbook: Futuyma, D.J. 2013. Evolution. 3rd ed. Sinauer Associates, Inc. (ISBN 978-1-60535-115-5)
This website contains information for the lecture portion of the course only. For the W portion of the course, click here
Contents
Instructors
First half of the course, 21 January - 6 March
Dr. Janine Caira
Office: TLS 479/481
Phone: 486-4060
E-mail: janine.caira@uconn.edu
Office hours: By arrangement
Second half of the course, 11 March - 1 May
Dr. Charles Henry
Office: TLS 479/481
Phone: 486-4450
E-mail: charles.henry@uconn.edu
Office hours: By arrangement
Teaching Assistants
James Bernot
Office: TLS 478
Phone: 486-1882
Email: james.bernot@uconn.edu
Students A-K
Office hours: By arrangement
Tim Moore
Office: TLS 363
Phone: 486-4638
Email: timothy.e.moore@uconn.edu
Students L-Z
Office hours: By arrangement
Grading
EEB 2245: Your grade will be based on your performance in four lecture exams. Your lowest
score on the first 3 exams will be dropped, and your scores on the two remaining exams and 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. Note: because you are allowed to drop your lowest score, we will not give make-up exams.
EEB 2245W: Your final grade in the lecture portion of the course will be calculated as above.
This 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 2245W website (http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/EEB2245W_Spring_2014) for further information. Dr. Elizabeth Jockusch (BioPharm 305B; tel: 486–4452; elizabeth.jockusch@uconn.edu) is the coordinator of the W part of the course.
Course Resources
A useful Nature Education article on heritability
Exam Resources
*NOTE* SECOND EXAM: The second exam will be on Thursday Mar. 6th. The exam will be based on material covered from Feb. 11th through Mar. 4th (see syllabus below).
Review sessions FOR EXAM 3 will be held on Monday Apr. 7rd (BPB 131), and Tuesday Apr. 8th (PBB 131) from 7-9 PM. Please attempt the problem set (see below) before attending one of these sessions.
Review sessions FOR EXAM 4 will be held on Monday May 5th (BPB 131), and Tuesday May 6th (PBB 131) from 7-9 PM. Please go over the sample exam (see below) before attending one of these sessions.
PROBLEM SET FOR EXAM 3
STUDY GUIDES
PRACTICE EXAMS
Dr Caira
Dr Henry
Evolution in the News
An interesting Nature article on heritability
Lecture Syllabus
Please read assigned chapters, as indicated below, prior to class