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INTRODUCTION (Intro + Genetics Review) |
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I. THE DISCOVERY OF EVOLUTION [chapter 2 but NOT Box 2.1] |
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A. The Early Development of Evolutionary Biology [1] |
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B. Charles Darwin and His Contributions [1] |
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C. The Merger of Mendelism and Darwinism [2] |
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II. THE AGENTS OF EVOLUTION |
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A. Producing Genetic Variation |
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1. Genotype, Environment and Phenotype [pp. 203-208] [2] |
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2. Generating Variation in Gene Pools [chapter 4] [2] |
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3. Fundamental Population Genetics [sects. 5.1 & 6.1] [3] |
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B. Molding Genetic Variation |
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1. Natural Selection [sect. 2.4 & pp. 218-219] [1] |
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REVIEW SESSION [1] |
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EXAM #1 [1] |
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2. The Response to Selection in Large Populations [sects. 5.1-5.3 & 6.3] [4] |
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3. Random Processes in Finite Populations [sects. 5.5 & 5.6] [2] |
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4. Selection and Response in Finite Populations [sect. 6.2] [2] |
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C. The Formation and Reconstruction of Lineages |
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1. Divergence Between Populations [sect. 5.4] [2] |
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SPRING BREAK FOR FSU |
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2. Evolution of Reproductive Isolation [chapter 9] [2] |
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REVIEW SESSION |
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EXAM #2 |
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3. Inferring Evolutionary Relationships [chapter 10 to p. 381] [3] |
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III. THE EVOLUTION OF DIVERSITY |
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A. The History of Diversity |
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1. The Tree of Life [pp. 399-414] |
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2. The Major Radiations [1] |
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3. Patterns in the Rise and Fall of Clades [chapter 13] [1] |
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B. Patterns of Phenotypic Diversity |
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1. Patterns of Character Evolution [pp. 78-83; 267-290; 384-392] [2] |
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2. Behavioral Diversity [chapter 15 for 4/10; chapter 16 for 4/12] [2] |
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3. Molecular Evolution [chapter 7] |
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IV. THE APPLICATIONS OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY |
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A. Reinterpreting Disease [chapter 1 & pp. 703-718] [1] |
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B. Managing Nature [chapter 19] [1] |
