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|Jan 20|| Class organization; Introduction to the study of evolutionary biology || Ch 1 ||[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Evolutionary_Biology_Spring_2015_Study_Questions#Lecture_1_-_Jan_20th_2015 Study Questions]
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|Jan 19|| Class organization; Introduction to the study of evolutionary biology || Ch 1 || A1  ||[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Evolutionary_Biology_Spring_2016_Study_Questions Study Questions]
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{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/eeb245W/EEB2245_S2015_Activity1.pdf}} Activity 1, Evolutionary vs. non-evolutionary change<br>
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[http://www.birdsofparadiseproject.org/content.php?page=88 Bird-of-paradise courtship]<br>
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[http://www.birdsofparadiseproject.org/content.php?page=88 Bird-of-paradise courtship]
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[http://tolweb.org/accessory/Movies_of_Jumping_Spider_Courtship?acc_id=64 Jumping spider courtship]<br>
 
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|Jan 22|| Variation and the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium || pp 217-228 || [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Evolutionary_Biology_Spring_2015_Study_Questions#Lecture_2_-_Jan_22nd_2015 Study Questions]<br> {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/eeb245W/EEB2245_S2015_Activity2.pdf}} Activity 2, testing for HWE
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|Jan 21|| Natural Selection on Phenotypes || Ch 2, 8 || ||
 
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|Jan 26|| Natural Selection II || Ch 8 ||A2 || 
 
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|Jan 29|| Mutation and non-random mating || pp 189-208, 229-35, 247-8 || [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Evolutionary_Biology_Spring_2015_Study_Questions#Lecture_3_-_Jan_29th_2015 Study Questions] <br>
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|Jan 28|| Quantitative Genetics || Ch 7 || Q1  ||
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[http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/molecules/prions/ More about kuru and prions]<br>
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{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/eeb245W/EEB2245_S2015_Activity3.pdf}} Activity 3, assortative mating vs inbreeding<br>
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{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/eeb245W/EEB2245_S2015_Activity4_Drift.pdf}}'''Activity 4-due Mon. Feb. 2 by 11pm'''
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|Feb 3|| Sampling effects and migration|| Ch 10 || [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Evolutionary_Biology_Spring_2015_Study_Questions#Lecture_4_-_Feb_3rd_2015 Study Questions] <br>
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|Feb 2|| Sexual Selection || Ch 11 ||A3 ||
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{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/eeb245W/Evolution_Problemset1_S2014_rev2.pdf}}'''Problem Set 1'''<br>
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{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/eeb245W/EEB2245_S2015_Activity5_IslandIsolation.pdf}}'''Activity 5-due Thurs. Feb. 5 at 9:15 am'''<br>
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|Feb 5|| Conservation applications of population genetics ||--||[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Evolutionary_Biology_Spring_2015_Study_Questions#Lecture_5_-_Feb_5th_2015 Study Questions]<br>
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|Feb 4|| Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium || Ch 6.1-6.3 ||A4    ||
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|Feb 9|| Selection on genotypes || Ch 6.6 || || 
 
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|Feb 12|| Evidence for natural selection || Ch 11 ||[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Evolutionary_Biology_Spring_2015_Study_Questions#Lectures_6_.26_7_-_Feb_10th_and_12th_2015 Study Questions]<br>
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|Feb 11|| Genetic Drift || Ch 6.4-6.5 ||  Q2  ||
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|Feb 17|| Genetics of natural selection || Ch 12 ||[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Evolutionary_Biology_Spring_2015_Study_Questions#Lecture_8_-_Feb_17th_2015 Study Questions]<br>
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|Feb 16|| Mutation, migration &nonrandom mating || Ch 6.7-6.8 ||A5 online: due before class  ||  ||
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|Feb 19|| Modes of natural selection || Ch 12 & 13 ||[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Evolutionary_Biology_Spring_2015_Study_Questions#Lecture_9_-_Feb_19th_2015 Study Questions]<br>
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|Feb 18|| Applications of population genetics I: conservation || TBA ||A6    ||
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|Feb 24|| Sexual selection and female choice || Ch 15 ||[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Evolutionary_Biology_Spring_2015_Study_Questions#Lecture_10_-_Feb_24th_2015 Study Questions]
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|Feb 23|| Applications II: variation within and between populations || TBA ||   ||
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|Feb 26|| Genetic conflict and levels of selection || Ch 16 ||[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Evolutionary_Biology_Spring_2015_Study_Questions#Lecture_11_-_Feb_26th_2015 Study Questions]
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|Feb 25|| Speciation I || Ch 13 || Q3  ||
 
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|Mar 3|| Geographic variation and speciation || pp 483-491 ||[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Evolutionary_Biology_Spring_2015_Study_Questions#Lecture_12_-_Mar_03rd_2015 Study Questions]
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|Mar 1|| Speciation II || Ch 13 || A7  ||
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|Mar 10 || Mechanisms of Speciation: Reproductive Isolation. (taught by Dr. Jockusch) || Ch 17 & 18 || [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Evolutionary_Biology_Spring_2015_Study_Questions#Lecture_13_-_Mar_10th_2015 Study Questions]
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|Mar 8 || Phylogenetics: concepts and forensic applications || Ch 4 || A8    ||
 
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|Mar 10 || The tree of life and inferring phylogenies|| Ch 4, 9.3 || Q4  ||
 
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|Mar 24|| Speciation Mechanisms. Spatial, temporal, chromosomal with and without hybridization|| Ch 17, 18 & 531-533pp (ch 19) || [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Evolutionary_Biology_Spring_2015_Study_Questions#Lecture_15_-_Mar_24th_2015 Discussion Questions] <br> {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/eeb245W/csimon/EEB%202245%20Speciation%20Mechanisms%20Spring%2015.pdf}} '''Lecture 15'''
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|Mar 22|| Molecular evolution I || Ch 5.1, 9 || A9  ||
 
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|Mar 26|| Systematics, the study of biodiversity and its origins.<br> Problems in constructing relationships: polymorphisms and homoplasy.<br> Tree thinking.|| Ch 2 & 3 || [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Evolutionary_Biology_Spring_2015_Study_Questions#Lecture_16_-_Mar_26th_2015 Discussion Questions]<br> {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/eeb245W/csimon/Lect%2016.%20Part%20I.%20EEB%202245%20Speciation%20Mechanisms%20Spring%2015.pdf}} '''Lecture 16 part I'''<br>{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/eeb245W/csimon/Lect%2016.%20Part%202.%20%20Systematics-Tree%20thinking%20EEB%202245%20S%202015.pdf}} '''Lecture 16 part II'''
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|Mar 24|| Molecular evolution II|| Ch 9 ||   ||
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|Mar 31|| Homoplasy (continued): convergence, parallelisms, and reversals in evolution. ||Ch 2 & 3||[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Evolutionary_Biology_Spring_2015_Study_Questions#Lecture_17_-_Mar_31st_2015 Discussion Questions]<br>{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/eeb245W/csimon/Lect17EEB2245_small.pdf}} '''Lecture 17''' <br>
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Revision as of 17:32, 20 January 2016

Lecture Schedule

Please read assigned chapters, as indicated below, prior to class
This schedule is subject to change. Check regularly for updates!


Date Topic Readings Activity or Quiz? Supplemental Materials
Part I: Jan 19 - Mar 3, Dr. Elizabeth Jockusch
Jan 19 Class organization; Introduction to the study of evolutionary biology Ch 1 A1 Study Questions

Bird-of-paradise courtship
Jumping spider courtship

Jan 21 Natural Selection on Phenotypes Ch 2, 8
Jan 26 Natural Selection II Ch 8 A2
Jan 28 Quantitative Genetics Ch 7 Q1
Feb 2 Sexual Selection Ch 11 A3
Feb 4 Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium Ch 6.1-6.3 A4
Feb 9 Selection on genotypes Ch 6.6
Feb 11 Genetic Drift Ch 6.4-6.5 Q2
Feb 16 Mutation, migration &nonrandom mating Ch 6.7-6.8 A5 online: due before class
Feb 18 Applications of population genetics I: conservation TBA A6
Feb 23 Applications II: variation within and between populations TBA
Feb 25 Speciation I Ch 13 Q3
Mar 1 Speciation II Ch 13 A7
Mar 3 MIDTERM EXAM (100 pts)
Part II: Mar 8 - May 7, Dr. Yaowu Yuan
Mar 8 Phylogenetics: concepts and forensic applications Ch 4 A8
Mar 10 The tree of life and inferring phylogenies Ch 4, 9.3 Q4
Mar 15 SPRING BREAK
Mar 17 SPRING BREAK
Mar 22 Molecular evolution I Ch 5.1, 9 A9
Mar 24 Molecular evolution II Ch 9
Mar 29 Genome evolution Ch 9 A10
Mar 31 The origin of life Web sources Q5
Apr 5 Macroevolution, the fossil records, and biogeography I Ch 13, 14 A11
Apr 7 Macroevolution, the fossil records, and biogeography II Ch 13, 14
Apr 12 Evolution of morphological variation (Evo-Devo) I Ch 10.5-10.11 A12
Apr 14 Evolution of morphological variation (Evo-Devo) II Ch 10.5-10.11 Q6
Apr 19 Species interactions and coevolution Ch 15 A13
Apr 21 Evolution of social behavior Ch 16.6-16.10
Apr 26 Evolutionary Medicine : Epidemiology Ch 18 A14
Apr 28 Evolutionary Medicine: Cancer Ch 18 Q7
May 5 COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM (150 pts) CHECK OFFICIAL FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE FOR FINAL SCHEDULING 8 - 10am TLS 154
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