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Evolution (BIO 225)

Course Outline

Lecture Text:
Evolution, by Mark Ridley

Class Meets:
9:45-11:00, T and Th, Gottwald S-111 (lecture)
5:00-6:15, T and Th Gottwald S-111 (lab)

Laboratory:
Laboratory component will consist of student presentations and discussion of assigned readings. Please note that participation in class discussion will be evaluated and considered in final grading

Tests and Final:
Tests will consist of: multiple choice, fill in the blank, short answer and essay questions (spelling will be counted). Each test will cover material presented until that day, including student presentations, assigned textbook chapters, assigend readings, and lectures. The Final will be cumulative to include questions requiring synthesis of material covered throughout the semester, but only presentations since the second test will be included.

Attendance and Honor Code:
Students are expected to attend both lectures and lab on a regular basis. Students in this course will comply to the University of Richmond Honor Code.

Grading:

• Test I 100 points
• Test II 100 points
• Final 150 points
• Quizzes 100 points
• Lab participation 150 points
• TOTAL OF 600 points

Grades will be assigned on a 90-80-70-60% basis; there is no "curve".

• A = 600-541
• B = 540-481
• C = 480-421
• D = 420-360
• F = 359-0

No makeup quizzes, lab or lecture tests will be given.

Bio 225 Evolution - Guidelines for Presentation

Adaptation

• Week Prior to Presentation
  • The background reading will be on reserve in the Science Library.
• Day of presentation
  
  • Make an outline of your presentation.
    • Have copies ready for each student in class plus for Dr. de Sá (14 total)
  • Make overheads to aid in your presentation
    • Overheads should be typed
    • Font should be large enough and dark enough for everyone to see, including people sitting in the back of the room!!!
• At the end of class, the presenter should turn in a 1 page summary of their presentation.
  • This should be typewritten!
• Presenters are expected to be participants in other weeks.

SYLLABUS-Evolution (BIO 225)

Fall 1997

• Tu Aug. 26
  • Introduction. History of an idea. Pre- and Darwininan views. Ch. 1
• Th Aug. 28
  • Evidence for evolution. Ch. 3
• Tu Sept. 2
  • Natural Selection and variation. Ch. 4
• Th Sept. 4
  • Review of Genetics. Ch. 2
• Tu Sept. 9
  • Genetic Variation and Evolutionary Genetics. Ch. 5
• Th Sept. 11
  • Population Structure and Genetic Drift. Ch. 6-9
• Tu Sept. 16
  • Mechanisms of Natural selection. Ch. 6-9
• Th Sept. 18
  • Mechanisms of Natural selection. Ch. 6-9
• Tu Sept. 23
  • MNS. Polygenic Characteristics. Ch. 6-9
• Th Sept. 25
  • FIRST TEST
• Tu Sept. 30
  • Classification and Evolution. Ch. 14
• ThOct. 2
  • Evolution and Phylogenetic reconstruction. Ch. 17
• Tu Oct. 7
  • Speciation and Species concept. Ch. 15-16
• Th Oct. 9
  • Speciation and Species concept. Ch. 15-16
• Th Oct. 16
  • Adaptation. Ch. 11-13
• Tu Oct. 21
  • Adaptation. Ch. 11-13
• Th Oct. 23
  • Sexual Selection. Ch. 11-13
• Tu Oct. 28
  • Rates of Evolution. Ch. 19
• Th Oct. 30
  • Evolution and Phylogeny. Ch. 20
• Tu Nov. 4
  • SECOND TEST
• Th Nov. 6
  • History of Earth and Fossil record
• Tu Nov. 11
  • History of Earth and Fossil record
• Th Nov. 13
  • Extinction and Mass Extinction. Ch. 22
• Tu Nov. 18
  • Evolution and Biogeography. Ch. 18
• Th Nov. 20
  • LMacroevolutionary trends and Coevolution. Ch. 20-21
• Tu Nov. 25
  • Macroevolutionary trends and Coevolution. Ch. 20-21
• Tu Dec. 4
  • Molecular evolution. Ch. 10

Note: Bold indicates that a short, 10 minutes, quiz on the previous lectures will be given at the begining of that lecture period.