COURSE CALENDAR IB 160 • Evolution Fall 2001 Instructor: David Wake Office: 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building Office Hours in 3101 VLSB Tu, W 11-12 Email: wakelab@uclink4.berkeley.edu
	GSI: Rachel Mueller Office: 3101 Valley Life Sciences Bldg Office Hours at the "Free Speech Café" Moffit Undergraduate Library Tuesday 9-10 Email: rachel@socrates.berkeley.edu			GSI: Wyatt Korff Office: 4130 Valley Life Sciences Bldg. Office Hours at "Free Speech Café" Moffit Undergraduate Library M11-12, W 1:30-2:30 Email:korff@socrates.berkeley.edu

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First Paper due: Monday, September 17.

Mid-term Examination: Monday, October 15.

Term Paper due: Wednesday, November 21.

Final Examination, Group 1: Wednesday, December 11th, 8-11 AM.

Week 1 Mon. Aug. 27 Introduction.

Wed. Aug. 29 The foundations of evolutionary biology.

Reading Assignment: Futuyma (F) Preface and Chapters 1, 2.

Fri. Aug. 31 The nature of evolutionary units.

Week 2 Mon. Sep. 3 No lecture. (Labor Day Holiday)

Wed. Sep. 5 "Tree thinking" and modern biology. F 5.

Fri. Sep. 7 Evolutionary hierarchies .

Week 3 Mon. Sep. 10 Species concepts. F 15.

Wed. Sep. 12 What are species, & do they have a special role

in evolutionary biology?

Fri. Sep. 14 Genetics for evolutionists I. F 3, 4.

Week 4 Mon. Sep. 17 Genetics for evolutionists II. F 9, 10.

(First Paper due-10 AM)

Wed. Sep. 19 Variation and its significance.

Fri. Sep. 21 No Lecture

Week 5 Mon. Sep. 24 The evolution of sex. F 21

Wed. Sep. 26 The causes of evolution.

Fri. Sep. 28 Population structure and genetic drift. F 11.

Week 6 Mon. Oct. 1 Founder effect.

Wed. Oct. 3 Non-random mating.

Fri. Oct. 5 Introduction to the concept of natural selection. F 12-13.

Week 7 Mon. Oct. 8 Fitness.

Wed. Oct. 10 Natural selection and population genetics I.

Fri. Oct. 12 Natural selection and population genetics II.

Week 8 Mon. Oct. 15 MID-TERM EXAMINATION.

Wed. Oct. 17 Natural selection and quantitative genetics I.F 14.

Fri. Oct. 19 Natural selection and quantitative genetics II.

Week 9 Mon. Oct. 22 The kinds of selection.

Wed. Oct. 24 Sexual selection.

Fri. Oct. 26 Group selection.

Week 10 Mon. Oct. 29 Higher levels of selection

Wed. Oct. 31 Molecular evolution I. F 22

Fri. Nov. 2 Evolvability (Prof. John Gerhart, lecturer).

Week 11 Mon. Nov. 5 Adaptation–design in nature? (Wyatt Korff, lecturer) F 17.

Wed. Nov. 7 Molecular evolution II.

Fri. Nov. 9 The origin of species - general principles. F 16.

Week 12 Mon. Nov. 12 No lecture. (Armistice Holiday)

Wed. Nov. 14 Modes of species formation.

Fri. Nov. 16 Genetics of species formation.

Week 13 Mon. Nov. 19 Novelty in evolution. (Rachel Mueller, lecturer) F 23-24.

Wed. Nov. 21 Adaptive radiation. F 8, 18, 20.

(Term Paper Due 4:45 PM)

Week 14 Mon. Nov. 26 Punctuated equilibrium. F6, 7.

Wed. Nov. 28 Macroevolution I. F 19, 24.

Fri. Nov. 30 Evolution and morphogenesis.

Week 15 Mon. Dec. 3 Homology and homoplasy. F 23.

Wed. Dec. 5 Development and evolution.

Fri. Dec. 7 How do complex, integrated organisms evolve? F 26.