Biology 354: Foundations in Evolution and Systematics

Preliminary Class Schedule: Spring Quarter 2006

Instructors

Prof. Peter Ward

Prof. Ray Huey 

Kincaid 162; 206-543-2962

Kincaid 508; 206-543-1505

argo@u.washington.edu

hueyrb@u.washington.edu

http://www.ess.washington.edu/People/faculty_bio/ward-bio.html

http://faculty.washington.edu/hueyrb/

Teaching Assistants

Fran Bonier

fb2@u.washington.edu

Aaron Clark

ascaphus@u.washington.edu

Noelle Macnicki

noellejm@u.washington.edu

 

Text: Evolutionary Analyses 3rd ed, Freeman & Herron  Lecture: MW  1:30-2:20 pm, HCK 132    Discussion:  JHN 122/130

 

 

Date

Lecture Topic (Speaker)

Class Readings
Discussion Topic

1

M

Mar 27

Introduction: Natural Selection in nature Pts I & 2 (RH)

 Ch. 3.2, 3.4, 8.6

Instructions;

Boag & Grant '81; Grant & Grant '03

 

W

Mar 29

Natural Selection continued

2

M

Apr 3

 Adaptation -- how does one study it? (RH))

Ch. 9.0 to 9.3

Instructions:

Platt '64

 

W

Apr 5

 Sexual selection (RH)

 Ch. 10

3

M

Apr 10

  Phenotypic plasticity

pp. 485-6, Ch. 9.5

Instructions:

human data

bird data

 

W

Apr 12

Life history evolution (RH)

 Ch. 12.1, 12.2, 12.4

4

M

Apr 17

Hardy-Weinberg & genetic drift  (RH)

Ch. 6

Instructions:

Why we get sick?

 

W

Apr 19

5

M

Apr 24

  Mutation & Gene Flow (RH)

Ch. 6

Instructions

 

Tu     

Apr 25

 REVIEW Session Tu 5 pm

 

 

W

Apr 26

EXAM I

answer key

 

6

M

May 1

what is life?

pp 615-651

Instructions

Origin of life ms.

 

W

May 3

Early history of life on earth to Cambrian Explosion

pp. 663-677
7 M May 8 Diversification & mass extinction pp. 677-698

Niklas

 

W

May 10

 Body plans & development

pp. 701-703

 

8

M

May 15

Modes of speciation

pp. 583-612

http://www.stephenjaygould.org/library/mayr_punctuated.html

 

W

May 17

Human evolution

pp. 727-765

9

M

May 22

Exaptation & functional morphology

 

 

W

May 24

 

10

M

May 29

HOLIDAY:  Memorial day

 

 

 

W

May 31

open

 

 

M

June 5

 EXAM II (2:30 - 3:20)