| Date |
Topic |
Lecturer |
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Reading in Campbell (8th ed.) |
| 26 Aug |
Course Introduction
Evolutionary Context for Life |
Patterson
Zink |
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Ch. 1 |
| 28 Aug |
No class — furlough day |
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| 31 Aug |
Evidence for Evolution; Intro to pop gen |
Patterson |
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Ch. 22 |
| 02 Sep |
Microevolution |
Patterson |
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Ch. 23 |
| 04 Sep |
No class — furlough day |
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| 07 Sep |
Labor Day Holiday — No class |
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| 09 Sep |
Phylogeny I |
Patterson |
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Ch. 26 |
| 11 Sep |
Phylogeny II |
Patterson |
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Ch. 26 |
| 14 Sep |
Selection, adaptation, & speciation |
Patterson |
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Chs. 23, 24 |
| 16 Sep |
Origin & early evolution of life |
Patterson |
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Ch. 25 |
| 18 Sep |
Eukaryotic Diversity I |
Patterson |
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Ch. 28 |
| 21 Sep |
Eukaryotic Diversity II |
Patterson |
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Ch. 28 |
| 23 Sep |
Chloroplast Evolution |
Patterson |
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Ch. 28 |
| 25 Sep |
Equipment failure — furlough's fault |
| 28 Sep |
Midterm I |
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| 30 Sep |
Origin of Plants |
Patterson |
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Ch. 29 |
| 02 Oct |
Plant Reproduction I |
Patterson |
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Chs. 29, 30 |
| 05 Oct |
Plant Reproduction II |
Patterson |
|
Chs. 29, 30 |
| 07 Oct |
Pollination |
Patterson |
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Chs. 30, 38 |
| 09 Oct |
Plant Dispersal |
Patterson |
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Ch. 30, 38 |
| 12 Oct |
Biogeography |
Patterson |
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Chs. 30, 38 |
| 14 Oct |
Animal Reproduction |
Zink |
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Ch. 46 |
| 16 Oct |
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Zink |
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| 19 Oct |
Animal Development |
Zink |
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Ch. 47 |
| 21 Oct |
Intro to Animal Diversity |
Zink |
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Ch. 32 |
| 23 Oct |
No class — furlough day |
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| 26 Oct |
No class — furlough day |
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| 28 Oct |
Invertebrates I |
Zink |
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Ch. 33 |
| 30 Oct |
Invertebrates II |
Zink |
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Ch. 33 |
| 02 Nov |
No class — furlough day |
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| 04 Nov |
Insects |
Zink |
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Ch. 33 |
| 06 Nov |
Vertebrates |
Zink |
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Ch. 34 |
| 09 Nov |
Midterm II |
| 11 Nov |
No class — Veterans' holiday |
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| 13 Nov |
Mammals |
Zink |
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Ch. 34 |
| 16 Nov |
Intro to Ecology |
Zink |
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Ch. 52 |
| 18 Nov |
Life History Theory |
Zink |
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Chs. 51, 52 |
| 20 Nov |
Behavioral ecology I — Sexual Selection |
Zink |
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Ch. 51 |
| 23-27 Nov |
Thanksgiving Holiday — No class this week (that's right, none at all) |
| 30 Nov |
Behavioral ecology II— Animal Societies |
Zink |
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Ch. 51 |
| 02 Dec |
Population ecology I |
Zink |
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Ch. 53 |
| 04 Dec |
Population ecology II |
Zink |
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Ch. 53 |
| 07 Dec |
Community ecology I |
Zink |
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Ch. 54 |
| 09 Dec |
Community ecology II |
Zink |
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Ch. 54 |
| 11 Dec |
Conservation Biology |
Zink |
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Ch. 56 |
| 14 Dec |
Course review |
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| 16 Dec (Wednesday) |
Final Exam, 8:00 - 10:30 am |
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