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Aug

22

Organization of Course

 

 

24

Evolutionary Ecology: A Historical Perspective

Slides

 

27

Evolution, Natural Selection, Fitness, Adaptation

Slides

 

29

Adaptationists program / Constraints on Selection

Slides

 

31

*Discussion Paper

 

Sept

3

Scaling Effects

Slides

 

5

Units of Selection

Slides

 

7

*Discussion Paper

 

 

10

Measuring Selection

Slides

 

12

Molecular versus Quantitative Variation

Slides

 

14

*Discussion Paper

 

 

17

Genetic Basis of Evolutionary Change

Slides

 

19

Genetic Basis of Evolutionary Change

Gene Flow

Slides

Gene Flow Slides

 

21

*Discussion Paper

 

 

24

Molecular Basis of Evolution – Gaining New Insight

Slides

 

26

Life History Evolution: Senescence

 Slides

 

28

*Discussion Paper

 

Oct

1

Exam #1

 

 

3

Life History Evolution: Reproductive Tradeoffs

Slides

 

5

*Discussion Paper

 

 

8

Life History Evolution: Semelparity versus Iteroparity

Slides

 

10

Life History Evolution: Phenotypic Plasticity, Bet-Hedging

Slides

 

12

*Discussion Paper

 

 

15

Evolution of Sex: Why Bother?

Slides

 

17

Evolution of Sex: Sex Ratio Variation

 

 

19

*Discussion Paper

 

 

22

Sexual Selection

Slides

 

24

Sexual Selection

 

 

26

*Discussion Paper

 

 

29

Coevolution

Slides

 

31

Coevolution

Slides

Nov 

2

*Discussion

 

 

5

Evolution by Individuals

 

 

7

Exam #2

 

 

9

*Discussion Paper

 

 

12

Plant Signals

 

 

14

Speciation

Handout

 

16

*Discussion Paper

 

 

17 –25

Thanksgiving Break

 

 

26

Applied Evolutionary Ecology

Slides

 

28

Current Issues in Evolution

 

 

30

*Discussion Paper

 

Dec

3

Current Issues in Evolution

 

 

5

Class Evaluations

 

 

7

*Discussion Paper

 

 

13

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