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BIO 345 — Evolution

Updated 18 November 2024

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Description: Processes of adaptive change and speciation in sexual populations. Prerequisites: C or better in BIO340 or LSC 347/348 and in CHM 115 or 116

Current Section:
Lecture: MW 3:00-4:15 — CLCC 104

The Instructor: Udo M. Savalli

Text: C.T. Bergstrom & L.A. Dugatkin 2023. Evolution, 3rd ed. Norton.

Announcements & Upcoming

  • Nov 25 — Population Genetics Homework Due
  • Dec 13 — Final Exam, 2:30 - 4:20 pm

Lecture Schedule
(Fall 2024)

Week of:
Topic:
Chapter:
Aug 26-28 —Course Introduction & History of Evolution1-2
Sep 2-4 —No Class Sep 2 - Labor Day
Overview of Selection & Adaptation
3
Sep 9-11 —Intro to Evolutionary Trees4-5
Sep 16-18 —Reconstructing Evolutionary Trees5
Sep 23-25 —Interpreting Trees; What is a Species?4, 14
Sep 30-Oct 2 —Exam 1 - Sep 30
Origin of Species
14
Oct 7-9 —History of Life11-12
Oct 14-16 —No Class Oct 14 - Fall Break
Macroevolution
15
Oct 21-23 —Evolutionary Development13
Oct 28-30 —Mutations; Population Genetics6, 7
Nov 4-6 —Exam 2 - Nov 4
Population Genetics, continued
7
Nov 11-13 —No Class Nov 11 - Veteran's Day
Genetic Drift
8
Nov 18-20 —Quantitative Genetics9
Nov 25-27 — Evolution of Sex; Sexual Selection16
Dec 2-4 —Kin Selection & Cooperation17
Dec 13 —Final Exam: 2:30 - 4:20

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General Handouts
Lecture Notes
Lecture Notes Part 1   Aug 28
Lecture Notes Part 2   Aug 28-Sept 4
Lecture Notes Part 3A   Sep 9-23
Lecture Notes Part 3B   Sep 23-25
Lecture Notes Part 4   Oct 1-9
Lecture Notes Part 5   Oct 9-16
Lecture Notes Part 6   Oct 21-23
Lecture Notes Part 7   Oct 23-28
Lecture Notes Part 8A   Oct 30
Lecture Notes Part 8B   Nov 6-20
Lecture Notes Part 9   Nov 20-25 New!

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