| # | date | topic { text reading } |
| #1 | Fri, Sept 5 | Introduction {Assignment #1} |
| | Evolutionary Origin of Life.
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#2
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Mon, Sept 8
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Earth's early history and the chemistry of life {Sm&Sz ch. 3}
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#3
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Wed, Sept 10
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Metabolism without oxygen {Sm&Sz ch. 5 }
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#4
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Fri, Sept 12
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Origin, structure and function of early life { Price ch. 6 }
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#5
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Mon, Sept 15
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The genetic code and the origin of evolution { Sm&Sz ch. 4 & 6
}
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#6
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Wed, Sept 17
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Mutation, genetic variation, and natural selection { Price ch. 3 &
18 }
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#7
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Fri, Sept 19
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The evolution of resource synthesis { Sm&Sz ch. 7 }
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#8
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Mon, Sept 22
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The evolution of photosynthesis { TBA }
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#9
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Wed, Sept 24
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The evolution of aerobic metabolism { TBA }
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#10
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Fri, Sept 26
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The evolution of compartmentation { Sm&Sz ch. 8 }
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#11
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Mon, Sept 29
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The evolution of sex and the species concept { Sm&Sz ch. 9 }
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Biological Diversity.
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#12
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Wed, Oct 1
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Overview of the 5 kingdoms of life { Price ch. 6 and 7 }
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#13
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Fri, Oct 3
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Assignment #2: student presentations
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#14
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Mon, Oct 6
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Assignment #2: student presentations
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#15
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Wed, Oct 8
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Review session for EXAM 1
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#16
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Fri, Oct 10
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EXAM 1
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#17
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Mon, Oct 13
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Classification and phylogeny { Price ch. 11 & 13 }
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#18
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Wed, Oct 15
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Workshop on phylogenetic inference { Assignment #4 }
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#19
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Wed, Oct 22
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Workshop on phylogenetic inference
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Mechanisms of Evolution.
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#20
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Fri, Oct 24
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Genetic systems { Price ch. 14 }
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#21
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Mon, Oct 27
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Darwinian and non-Darwinian evolution { Price ch. 17 }
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#22
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Wed, Oct 29
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Coevolution { Price ch. 19 & 20 }
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#23
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Fri, Oct 31
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Macroevolution {Price ch. 4 }
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#24
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Mon, Nov 3
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Speciation { Price ch. 5 }
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#25
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Wed, Nov 5
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Gradualism and punctuation { Price ch. 18 }
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#26
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Fri, Nov 7
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Adaptive radiation I { Price ch. 8 }
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#27
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Mon, Nov 10
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Adaptive radiation II {** 1st draft of paper due **} { Price ch. 9 &
10 }
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#28
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Wed, Nov 12
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Adaptive radiation III { Sm&Sz ch. 15 }
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#29
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Fri, Nov 15
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Review session for EXAM 2
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#30
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Mon, Nov 17
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EXAM 2
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#31
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Wed, Nov 19
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Human evolution and race as a social construct. { Price ch. 12 }
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#32
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Fri, Nov 21
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Responses to "creationism" { TBA }
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#33
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Mon, Nov 24
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Evolutionary data and species conservation. { TBA }
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#34
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Wed, Nov 26
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Assignment #3: Student presentations
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#35
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Mon, Dec 1
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Assignment #3: Student presentations
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#36
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Wed, Dec 3
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Assignment #3: Student presentations
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#37
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Fri, Dec 5
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Assignment #3: Student presentations
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#38
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Mon, Dec 8
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Assignment #3: Student presentations
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#39
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Wed, Dec 10
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Assignment #3: Student presentations
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#40
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Fri, Dec 12
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Assignment #3: Student presentations
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| #41 |
Mon, Dec 15 |
Review Session for EXAM 3 and FINAL EXAM |
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EXAM 3 and FINAL EXAM during exam week, TBA
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