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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