EVOLUTION-BIOLOGY 208            

                                                              LECTURE OUTLINE

 

Professor Dennis M. Forsythe                                                                                                    Fall 2005

Duckett Hall 114                                                                                        Sec. 01: MWF 09:00-09:50AM   

Tele: 953-7877                                                                                E-mail: Dennis.Forsythe@citadel.edu

 

Week of   Topic  Chapter*
Aug 22 A. Introduction, Scientific Method  Handout
Aug 29  A. Darwin’s Times, His Life and Theory 1-3
Sept 5 A. Darwin=s Times, His Life and Theory 1-3
  B. Neo-Darwinism 1-3
Sept 12  A. Evidence for evolution   6
  B. Evidence for evolution 6
Sept 19 A.  First hour test  1-3, 6
  B. Variation 8
Sept 26 A. Microevolution HO
  B. Microevolution HO
Oct 3 A.  Selection  7 
  B. Selection 7 
Oct 10  A. Speciation 9
  B. Speciation 9
Oct 27  A. Co-evolution 10
  B. Life history strategies 10, 13
Oct 23  A. Second hour test 7-10, 13
Oct 31 A. Origin of life 4
Nov 7  A. Living in groups  12
  B. Evolution of life  4
Nov 14  A. Evolution of life  4
  B. Evolution of life 4
Nov 21 A. THANKSGIVING –no class  
Nov 28 A.  Human evolution   14 
  B.  Human Evolution 15
Dec 5 A.  Third Hour Test 4, 12. 14-15

                                                                                                                                

      

*- Text-Kardong, K. V. 2005. An introduction to biological evolution. McGraw-Hill, Boston, MA. 322 p.              

 

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