TAs:
Tracy Edwards , 137B Biology, email tracye at rice.edu
Sara Kalla 136B Biology, email skalla at rice.edu
Guest Lecturer Sept. 8-19. Dr. David Mittleman, email david.mittelman at bcm.edu
Who can take this course: This course counts as a group B course for Biosciences majors. Bios 202 is a prerequisite, but a good high school biology background should usually suffice, particularly if you are comfortable with the genetics parts. Non-majors who meet these conditions can do well in this course.
Announcements and homeworks: will be posted on owlspace and through email - do not ignore your owlspace email.
Other resources on owlspace:
Powerpoints. Files with "old" in their name are from last year and may be updated. These are a useful supplement to lectures, but they do not cover all the material.
Old lecture notes. There are no current lecture notes since I went to powerpoints. But these old out-of-date ones may be of some use.
The timing of lecture topics may shift some , but exam dates will remain fixed.
Approx. # lectures |
Topic |
Reading in Freeman & Herron 4th |
Reading in Freeman & Herron 3rd |
1 |
Why study evolution? |
1 |
1 |
1 |
The evolution of evolutionary biology |
parts of 2, 3 |
parts of 2, 3 |
3 |
The evidence for evolution |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Natural selection |
3 |
3 |
1 |
Mutation and variation |
5 |
4 |
4 |
Mechanisms of selection |
6 |
5 |
3 |
Migration and genetic drift |
7 |
6 |
2 |
Evolution at multiple loci |
8,9 |
7,8 |
4 |
Estimating Evolutionary trees |
4 |
14 |
3 |
Adaptation |
10,12 |
9, 11 |
1 |
Aging and life history evolution |
13 |
12 |
2 |
Evolution and human health |
14 |
13 |
3 |
Speciation |
16 |
15 |
3 |
The fossil record |
18 |
17 |
3 |
Development and evolution |
19 |
18 |
2 |
Human evolution |
20 |
19 |
3 |
Special topics (if time permits) |
tba |
tba |
Disabilities: Any student with a documented disability seeking academic adjustments or accommodations is requested to speak with meduring the first two weeks of class. All such discussions will remain as confidential as possible. Students with disabilities will need to also contact Disability Support Services in the Ley Student Center. |