Course Format: Lecture: 9:05A-9:55A, MWF, JH 124. One fifty-minute
discussion per week.

Course requirements:  For biological and other science majors.

Course Description: In this course, students will study the
interaction of genetical, ecological, and evolutionary processes and
learn how these processes interact to create and sustain bio-
diversity and adaptation.  Each of the five fundamental evolutionary
processes (natural selection, random genetic drift, mutation,
migration, and meiotic drive) leaves a unique signature on the
genetic variation of every species.  However, because they all
operate simultaneously, it can be difficult to understand the unique
role of each process in creating patterns in nature.  Special topics
will include: (1) sexual selection and the evolution of mating
systems; (2) the evolution of sex and the paradox of sexual
reproduction; (3) the evolution of social behaviors; and, (4) the co-
evolution of hosts and pathogens.  The overall goal is for the
student to develop the ability to think critically and quantitatively
about patterns in nature and to apply evolutionary and ecological
principles to understand those patterns.

Required Text: TBA

Weekly Assignments: TBA

Exams/Papers: TBA