ABAGAEL R. WEST
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BIOSC 1130: Evolution
The primary text is Evolutionary Analysis by Herron and Freeman, 5th Edition. Additional reading may be drawn from Evolution by Futuyma and Kirkpatrick, 4th Edition. There are several copies of each on reserve in Langley Library. Supplementary materials including primary literature, popular articles, and online resources will be placed on CourseWeb.

Calendar with links to Top Hat assignments: (updated throughout semester)
Date Required reading (Herron and Freeman) Problem set due before class Class number and topics
Tue 7-Jan 5 Pre-assessment 1. Genetic variation: mutation, calculating allele frequencies, quantifying diversity
Thur 9-Jan 6.1, 6.2 2. Mendelian genetics: Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
Tue 14-Jan 6.3, 6.4 Problem set 1 (chapters 5 & 6) 3. Mendelian genetics: patterns of selection
Thur 16-Jan 7.1-7.3 4. Mendelian genetics: migration and genetic drift, neutral theory of molecular evolution
Tue 21-Jan 7.4, 7.5 Problem set 2 (chapters 6 & 7) 5. Mendelian genetics: nonrandom mating, conservation genetics
Thur 23-Jan 8.1, 8.2 Practice Exam on classes 1-5 only.
6. Multiple loci: linkage disequilibrium
Tue 28-Jan 8.3 7. Multiple loci: linkage disequilibrium, sexual and asexual reproduction
Thur 30-Jan 9.1, 9.2 8. Multiple loci: quantitative genetics, QTL mapping
Tue 4-Feb 9.3-9.7 Problem set 3 (chapters 8 & 9) 9. Heritability, modes and results of selection
Thur 6-Feb Midterm 1
Tue 11-Feb 4 Problem set 4 (chapter 4) 10. Building and interpreting phylogenies
Thur 13-Feb 16.1, 16.2 11. Species concepts
Tue 18-Feb 16.3-16.5 12. Mechanisms of isolation and divergence
Thur 20-Feb 17, 18 13. History of life
Tue 25-Feb 19 Problem set 5 (chapters 16-19) Practice Exam on classes 10-13 only.
14. Evo-devo
Thur 27-Feb 10.1-10.4 15. Adaptation: experiments and phylogenetic comparative methods
Tue 3-Mar 10.5-10.8 Problem set 6 (chapter 10) 16. Phenotypic plasticity, trade-offs, constraint, and levels of selection
Thur 5-Mar Midterm 2
10-Mar spring break: no classes
12-Mar
Tue 17-Mar 11 17. Sexual selection
Thur 19-Mar 12 Problem set 7 (chapters 11 & 12) 18. Kin selection and social behavior
Tue 24-Mar 13.1, 13.2 19. Life histories: aging, reproduction
Thur 26-Mar 13.3-13.6 20. Life histories: trade-offs, evolution of traits and strategies
Tue 31-Mar 14.1-14.3 Practice Exam on classes 17-20 only.
21. Pathogens
Thur 2-Apr 14.4,14.5 Problem set 8 (chapters 13 & 14) 22. Cells as populations, cancer
Tue 7-Apr 14.6, 14.7 23. Human evolution
Thur 9-Apr 15.1, 15.2 24. Transposons and lateral gene transfer
Tue 14-Apr 15.3, 15.4 Problem set 9 (chapter 15) 25. Coevolution and expression regulation
Thur 16-Apr Final Exam Review
Sat 25-Apr Final Exam: 8:00 AM, Saturday, April 25.
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  • CV
  • Research
  • Teaching
    • Evolution
    • Vertebrate Morphology
    • Vertebrate Morph. Lab
    • Foundations of Biology 2
  • She Found Fossils
  • Art
  • Connect