| This course will cover the fundamentals of modern ecological and evolutionary genetics. The course begins with an overview of genetic variation, its measurement, and the forces responsible for the origin and maintenance of variation. The remainder of the course describes the ecological context of natural selection, and the ecological and evolutionary forces that shape genetic variation within and between species. Emphasis will be placed on experimental studies of natural populations, and the relationship between theory and experiments. Several key topics in ecological genetics will be covered in the second part of the course: conservation genetics, life-history evolution, sexual selection, kin selection, and speciation. Readings from the text will be supplemented with reading and discussion of current primary literature. Prerequisites: a course in General Genetics and a course in Evolutionary Biology (IB 201 fulfills both these requirements) |
Instructor
Dr. Kim Hughes
School of Integrative Biology
Department of Animal Biology
465b Morrill Hall
244-6632
kahughes@life.uiuc.edu
Office hours: For Beth Ruedi: Wed. 10-11:15 AM, 665C Morrill Hall eruedi@uiuc.edu
For office hours with Dr. Hughes, just email to set up an appointment.
Links - Fall 2006
Course Policies
Lecture syllabus with pdf and powerpoint files
Homework Assignments
Compass Gradebook
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Required Text
 A Primer of Ecological Genetics”, by J. Conner and D. Hartl (2004), Sinauer. Chapters assigned weekly (see Course Schedule)
Other Required Readings: "Evolutionary Analysis", 3rd Edition, by Freeman and Herron.
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