| LECTURE |
DATE |
TOPIC |
READING |
| 1 |
Jan
18 |
Course Introduction – Why study biodiversity? | Chpt.
1, 55 |
| 2 |
Jan
20 |
A Brief History of Evolutionary Thought | Chpt.
22 |
| 3 |
Jan
25 |
Evolution of Populations | Chpt.
23 |
| 4 |
Jan
27 |
Evolution of Populations and Origin of Species | Chpt.
23, 24 |
| 5 |
Feb 1 |
Origin of Species | Chpt.
24 |
| 6 |
Feb 3 |
Phylogeny and Systematics | Chpt.
25 |
| 7 |
Feb 8 |
Phylogeny and Systematics | Chpt.
25 |
| Feb
10 |
EXAM I | ||
| 8 |
Feb
15 |
Origin of Life and Prokaryotic Diversity | Chpt.
26, 27 |
| 9 |
Feb
17 |
Eukaryotic Diversity | Chpt.
28 |
| 10 |
Feb
22 |
Kingdom Fungi | Chpt.
31 |
| 11 |
Feb
24 |
Kingdom Animalia – Animal Diversity | Chpt.
32 |
| 12 |
Mar 1 |
Kingdom Animalia – A Progression of Complexity | Chpt.
33, 40 |
| 13 |
Mar 3 |
Kingdom Animalia – A Progression of Complexity | Chpt.
33, 41 |
| 14 |
Mar 8 |
Kingdom Animalia – Vertebrate Evolution | Chpt.
34 |
| Mar
10 |
EXAM II | ||
| Mar
12-20 |
Spring
Break |
||
| 15 |
Mar
22 |
Kingdom Animalia – Vertebrate Evolution | Chpt.
34, 40 |
| 16 | Mar
24 |
EXAM II
REDO 12:30-1:45pm in LC 160 Kingdom Animalia – The Black Death and HIV |
Chpt. 34, 40 |
| 17 |
Mar
29 |
Kingdom Plantae – Colonization of Land | Chpt.
29 |
| 18 |
Mar
31 |
Kingdom Plantae – Evolution of Seed Plants | Chpt.
30 |
| 19 |
Apr 5 |
Kingdom Plantae – Structure and Growth | Chpt.
35 |
| 20 |
Apr 7 |
Kingdom Plantae – Transport and Nutrition | Chpt.
36, 37 |
| Apr
12 |
EXAM III | ||
| 21 |
Apr
14 |
Kingdom
Plantae – Reproduction
and Biotechnology |
Chpt.
38 |
| 22 |
Apr
19 |
Ecology | Chpt.
50 |
| 23 |
Apr
21 |
Population Ecology | Chpt.
52 |
| 24 |
Apr
26 |
Community and Ecosystem Ecology | Chpt.
53, 54 |
| 25 |
Apr
28 |
The
Biodiversity Crisis |
Chpt.
55 |
| May
10 |
FINAL EXAM 2:00 – 4:30pm SA 126 | Tuesday at 2:00 pm in SA 126 |
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