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Aug

24

Organization of Course

 

 

26

Evolutionary Ecology: A Historical Perspective

Slides

 

28

*Discussion Paper

 

 

31

Evolution, Natural Selection, Fitness, Adaptation

Slides

Sept

2

Adaptationists program / Constraints on Selection

Slides

 

4

*Discussion Paper

 

 

7

Units of Selection

Slides

 

9

Scaling Effects

Slides

 

11

*Discussion Paper

 

 

14

Measuring Selection

Slides

 

16

Molecular versus Quantitative Variation

Slides

 

18

*Discussion Paper

 

 

21

Genetic Basis of Evolutionary Change

Slides

 

23

Genetic Basis of Evolutionary Change

Gene Flow

Slides

Gene Flow Slides

 

25

*Discussion Paper

 

 

28

Molecular Basis of Evolution – Gaining New Insight

Slides

 

30

Exam #1

 

Oct

2

*Discussion Paper

 

 

5

Life History Evolution: Senescence

Slides

 

7

Life History Evolution: Reproductive Tradeoffs

Slides

 

9

*Discussion Paper

 

 

12

Life History Evolution: Semelparity versus Iteroparity

Slides

 

14

Life History Evolution: Phenotypic Plasticity, Bet-Hedging

Slides

 

16

*Discussion Paper

 

 

19

Evolution of Sex: Why Bother?

Slides

 

21

Evolution of Sex: Sex Ratio Variation

 

 

23

*Discusson Paper

 

 

26

Sexual Selection

Slides

 

28

Sexual Selection

 

 

30

*Discussion Paper

 

Nov

2

Coevolution

Slides

 

4

Coevolution

Slides

 

6

*Discussion Paper

 

 

9

Exam #2

 

 

11

Evolution by Individuals

 

 

13

*Discussion Paper

 

 

16

Plant Signals

 

 

18

Speciation

 

 

20

*Discussion Paper

 

 

23-27

Thanksgiving Break

 

 

30

Applied Evolutionary Ecology

Slides

Dec

2

Current Issues in Evolution

 

 

4

*Discussion Paper

 

 

7

Class Evaluations/Discussion

 

 

9

Review

 

 

17

Final Exam (8:00-11:00 a.m.)