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The reading assignments for the course refer to chapters in the following textbooks:
Rice, Sean. Evolutionary Theory: Conceptual and Mathematical Foundations. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer, 2004. ISBN: 9780878937028 .
Hall, Barry. Phylogenetic Trees Made Easy. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer, 2004. ISBN: 9780878933129 .
Course readings.
| LEC # |
TOPICS |
READINGS |
| 1 |
Introduction: The Basic Dynamical Systems of Evolution |
Rice: Chapter 1 |
| 2 |
Forces of Evolution I: Complications |
Rice: Chapters 1 and 2 |
| 3 |
Forces of Evolution II: Optimization |
Rice: Chapters 1 and 2 |
| 4 |
Forces of Evolution III: Mutation, Migration |
Rice: Chapter 3 |
| 5 |
Forces of Evolution IV: Genetic Drift |
Rice: Chapter 3 |
| 6 |
Evolution at The Molecular Level I |
Rice: Chapters 3 and 4
Hall: Appendix 1 |
| 7 |
Evolution at The Molecular Level II |
Rice: Chapters 3 and 4
Hall: Appendix 1 |
| 8 |
Evolution at The Molecular Level III |
Rice: Chapter 6 |
| 9 |
The Algebra of Evolution: Price's Theorem I |
Rice: Chapter 6 |
| 10 |
The Algebra of Evolution: Price's Theorem II |
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| 11 |
Detecting Selection |
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| 12 |
Detecting Selection: A Case Study |
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| 13 |
Codon Volatility |
Hall: Chapters 1 and 2 |
| 14 |
Coalescent Theory and Phylogenetics |
Hall: Chapters 1 and 2 |
| 15 |
Evolutionary Phylogenetics |
Hall: Chapters 2 and 3 |
| 16 |
Evolutionary Phylogenetics (cont.) |
Hall: Chapters 2 and 3 |
| 17 |
Quantitative Genetics I |
Rice: Chapter 7 |
| 18 |
Quantitative Genetics II
Host-parasite Interactions |
Rice: Chapter 7 |
| 19 |
Host-parasite Interactions and Disease Models |
Rice: Chapter 9 |
| 20 |
Evolutionary Stable Strategies |
Rice: Chapter 9 |
| 21 |
Developmental Evolution |
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| 22 |
Quantitative Genetics II |
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| 23-25 |
Final Project Presentations |
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| 26 |
Finale: The Future of Evolution |
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