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Curt Lively Professor of Biology |
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Mike Wade Professor of Biology |
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| Interdisciplinary Seminar in Animal Behavior (A501) & International Hamilton Symposium |
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Curt Lively Professor of Biology |
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Mike Wade Professor of Biology |
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C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT: Mike Wade and I are offering a graduate seminar in the Spring on the contributions by W.D. Hamilton to evolutionary thinking. As part of the course, we will read and discuss The Narrow Roads of Gene Land, a compilation of Hamilton's key papers with prefaces to each. The class will also hold an International Symposium in tribute to Hamilton on the weekend of April 6th, 2001. The external speakers include: Marlene Zuk, Paul Schmid-Hempel, Andrew Read, and Steve Frank. Speakers from Indiana University include Michael Wade, Curt Lively, and Elisabeth Lloyd (History & Philosophy of Science). Topics will include levels of selection, kin selection in particular, and parasite-mediated selection for sex and mate choice. DISCUSSION FORMAT: Phase 1. Small, randomly assembled groups get together (drift, inbreeding). Phase 2. Intense discussions within groups lead to identification of and movement toward major ideas (45 mins). Phase 3. Exchange of ideas among groups. Connection between ideas. Spontaneous and brilliant presentations on the fly. Movement toward higher intellectual peaks (1-1.5 hours). Phase 4. Dissection of intersection of ideas by small groups (15 mins). Phase 5. Individual, personal digestion of ideas. One-page summary prepared for next meeting. INVITED GUEST SPEAKERS: Marlene Zuk (Biology Department, University of California-Riverside) INDIANA UNIVERSITY SPEAKERS: Michael J. Wade (Department of Biology) |
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R E A D I N G S TEXTBOOK: Hamilton, W.D. 2000. The Narrow Roads of Gene Land: The Collected Papers of W.D. Hamilton (Evolution of Sex, 2) Getty Center for Education in the Arts. ISBN: 0198503369 (PB) / ISBN: 0198503377 (HB) READINGS: See class schedule below for specific weekly reading assignments. ONLINE RESOURCES William Donald Hamilton (1993 Kyoto Prize Laureate Profile) Grafen, Alan. 2000. W.D. Hamilton. The Guardian (9 March 2000). Trivers, Robert. 2000. Obituary of W.D. Hamilton. Gruter Institute for Law and Behavioral Research. In Memory of Bill Hamilton Symposium honoring W.D. Hamilton (Oct 2000, UC-Berkeley) |
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S P R I N G 2 0 0 1 C L A S S S C H E D U L E Meeting Time: 9:00-11:00 am , Mondays NOTE TIME CHANGE Location: CISAB seminar room, 402 N. Park Avenue (after 19 March, meet in Lieber Room, JH) Public Lectures: invited speakers for the International Hamilton Symposium, 6-7 April 2001 Class will meet once a week for 8 weeks beginning 22 February 2001 February 22 -- Organizational meeting February 26 -- Evolution of Altruism READ: Preface (pp. vi-xii), Chapter 1 (pp. 1-8), Chapter 2 (pp. 11-30 & 47-82) March 5 -- Selfish and Altruistic Behaviours READ: Chapters 6 & 7 March 12 -- Spring Break! (should we meet?) READ: (We could read Chapters 8 & 13 on Evolution in Social Insects...) March 19 -- meet in Lieber Room, Jordan Hall George Price and WDH READ: Chapter 5 (pp. 171-182) & Chapter 9 (315-351) March 26 -- meet in Lieber Room, Jordan Hall Sex-Ratio Evolution READ: Chapter 4 (pp. 131-169) Duties assigned for symposium. April 2 -- meet in Lieber Room, Jordan Hall Parasites and Sex/Sexual Selection READ: Chapter 10 (pp. 353-367) Hamilton et al. 1990, and Hamilton and Zuk 1981 (Hopefully, we have the second volume by then...) April 6-7 -- International Hamilton Symposium SPEAKERS: M. Zuk, A. Read, P. Schmid-Hempel, S. Frank, E. Lloyd, M. Wade, C. Lively April 9 -- meet in Lieber Room, Jordan Hall Post-Symposium Debriefing. The Evolution of Senescence READ: Chapter 3. We might also consider some early papers by G.C. Williams |
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