Biology 332: Evolutionary Biology

George M. Diggs, Jr.
Department of Biology and Center for Environmental Studies
Austin College, Sherman, Texas
& Research Associate, Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT), Fort Worth

          


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Biology 332 - Evolutionary Biology Spring 2005 - Class Schedule and Readings

    Lecture Topic Text Readings
       
Feb 1 Introduction; Science as a Way of Knowing; Why Study Biol.
Evolution?; Hist. & Dev. of Evol. 		Chs. 1, 2, Naturalism; An Introduction to Science; Nothing makes sense....; The Nature of Science
  3 Hist. & Dev. of Evol. Biol. (cont.); Genetic Basis of
Evolutionary Change 		The Power of This View of Life; Neither Intelligent nor Designed; The New Creationism; Sadly, An Honest Creationist
  8 Genetic Basis cont., Variation  
  10 Factors Affecting Gene Freq.; Genetic Drift  
  15 Selection, Adaptation; Case Study: Evolution of Whales Ch. 3, Introduction to the Cetacea, Transitional Forms of Whales
  17 Preadaptations, Functional Shifts, Multiple Solutions Text pgs. 331-360
  22 Evolution and Human Health Text pgs. 455-476
  24 Evolution and Human Health Ch. 13; Hygiene Hypothesis; The Hygiene Hypothesis
Mar 1 Sexual Section; Kin Selection  
  3 EXAM 1  
  8 Speciation; Biogeography Ch. 15
  10 Coevolution  
  15 Coevolution; Res. Sum. Title, Etc. Due  
  17 Coevolution  
18--
27		 Spring Break
  29 Coevolution  
31 Classification, Phenetics, Evolutionary Taxonomy, Cladistics Ch. 14
 Apr 5 Cladistics & the Reconstruction of Phylogeny; RESEARCH SUMM. DUE  
  7 Molecular Evolution  
  12 EXAM 2  
  14 Molecular Evolution  
  19 Diversity  
  21 Diversity, Cont.  
  26 Extinction  
  28 Mass Extinction Text pgs. 684-696
May 3 Human Evolution Ch. 19
  5 Evolution of Human Sexuality  
  11 FINAL EXAM – 12:00 - 2:00 pm. Wednesday  

 

For further information about this course, please contact:

Dr. George Diggs, Professor
Department of Biology
Austin College
900 N. Grand Ave.
Sherman, TX 75090
903-813-2246
Fax: 903-813-3199
gdiggs@austincollege.edu


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