Biology 332: Evolutionary BiologyGeorge M. Diggs, Jr. |
Biology 332 - Evolutionary Biology Spring 2015 - Class Schedule and Readings
Lecture Topic | Partial Reading List (additional reading list will be handed out or assigned in class) | ||
Feb | 3 | Introduction; Science as a Way of Knowing; Why Study Biol. Evol.?; Hist. & Dev. of Evolution | Naturalism; An Introduction to Science; Nothing makes sense....; The Nature of Science |
Feb | 5 | Hist. & Dev. of Evol. Biol. (cont.).; Genetics & Evol. | The Power of This View of Life (class handout); Neither Intelligent nor Designed; The New Creationism; Sadly, An Honest Creationist; Introduction to "Origin of Species", Was Darwin Wrong?; Darwin's First Clues |
10 | Genetics & Epigenetics | ||
12 | Selection, Adaptation | ||
17 | Selection, Adaptation (cont.); Case Study: Evolution of Whales | Introduction to the Cetacea, Whale and Hippo "Close Cousins", New Fossils Resolve Whale's Origin, Evidence of feet in Whales (Go through JSTOR on AC Library Webpage); Origin of Whales from Early Artiodactyls; Earliest Whales Gave Birth on Land |
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19 | Preadaptations, Functional Shifts, Multiple Solutions | ||
24 | Kin Selection; Sexual Selection | ||
26 | Evolution of Human Sexuality | Why is the penis shaped like that?; Pas de Deux of Sexuality Is Written in the Genes; What were the real reasons behind David Reimer's suicide? | |
Mar | 3 | Speciation; Biogeography | |
5 | EXAM 1 | ||
9-13 | Spring Break | ||
17 | Evolution & Human Health | Begin reading the Hunter-Gatherer Within | |
19 | Evolution & Human Health; Res. Sum. Title, Etc. Due | Hygiene Hypothesis; The Hygiene Hypothesis; Old Friends Hypothesis (Hygeine Hypothesis Updated) | |
24 | Evolution & Human Health | ||
26 | Evolution & Human Health | ||
31 | Coevolution | ||
Apr | 2 | Coevolution | Beetle Larvae That Cooperate To Mimic Bees |
7 | Coevolution; RESEARCH SUMM. DUE | ||
9 | Coevolution | ||
14 | EXAM 2 | ||
16 | Classification; Molecular Evolution | ||
21 | Molecular Evolution (continued) | The Real Life of Pseudogenes (download pdf), Tuatara, the Fastest Evolving Animal, This Week's Citation Classic | |
23 | Diversity | ||
28 | Diversity (continued) | ||
30 | Extinction | ||
May | 5 | Mass Extinction | |
7 | Human Evolution | Fossil Skull Offers New Clues on Human Journey | |
14 | FINAL EXAM 3:00 - 5:00 pm Thursday |
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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