Lecture Schedule: Spring 2014

Biology 201 - Ecology and Evolution

Time and Place: MWF 9:00-9:50 PM, Genome Science Building Room G200

Given the dynamic nature of this course, this schedule may change if some topics take a longer or shorter
amount of time than originally planned. Changes will be noted in lecture and on Sakai.

Part 1 -- Evolution. Text = Bergstrom, C. and Dugatkin, L. A. 2011. Evolution. W. W.
Norton & Company. (Also see http://books.wwnorton.com/books/Evolution/).

Date Lecture Topic Required Reading Instructor
8-Jan Evolution and Society: A Case for
Evolutionary Thinking
Ch 1.1 & 2.1 - 2.4 CB
10-Jan Darwinian Natural Selection and Genetics of
Populations
Ch 2.5 - 2.9 & Ch 3.1 - 3.3 CB


13-Jan Genetic Variation and Hardy Weinberg
Equilibrium
Ch 6, 7.1, 7.2 CB
15-Jan Natural Selection I Ch 7.3 CB
17-Jan Natural Selection II Ch 7.3 CB


20-Jan MLK Day -- No class; Recitations WILL be held this week
22-Jan Mutation Ch 7.4 CB
24-Jan Migration and Inbreeding Ch 7.5 7.7 CB


27-Jan Genetic Drift Ch 8.1 & 8.3
29-Jan Special Topic I: Conservation Genetics None CB
31-Jan Exam Review CB


3-Feb EXAM #1 CB
5-Feb Molecular Evolution Ch 8.5 CB
7-Feb Phylogeny I Ch 4 CB

10-Feb Phylogeny II Ch 5 CB
12-Feb Speciation Ch 14.1 14.3 CB
14-Feb History of Life & Evolution of Development Ch 13 CB

17-Feb Human Evolution Ch 14.4 CB
19-Feb Sexual Selection Ch 17 CB
21-Feb Evolution of Sociality Ch 18 CB

24-Feb Your Choice One of Ch 10, 11, 12, 15, 16,
19, or 20
CB
26-Feb Exam Review
28-Feb EXAM #2

Part 2 -- Ecology. Text = Michael L. Cain, William D. Bowman, Sally D. Hacker. 2011. Ecology, 2
nd

ed. Sinauer. (Also see http://sites.sinauer.com/ecology2e/)

Date Lecture Topic Required Reading Instructor
3-Mar Introduction to Ecology Ch 1 JU
5-Mar Climate and Habitats Ch 2 22-43; Ch 3 50-77 JU
7-Mar Physiological Ecology I:
Temperature & Water
Ch 4 82-99



10-14 Mar No class: spring break



17-Mar Physiological Ecology II: Resources Ch 5 106-124 JU
19-Mar Populations: Distribution & Abundance Ch 8 JU
21-Mar Populations: Growth Ch 9 196-208 JU



24-Mar Populations: Regulation Ch 9,10 208-230 JU
26-Mar Species Interactions: Competition Ch 11 JU
28-Mar Species Interactions: Predation &
Herbivory
JU

31-Mar Species Interactions: Parasitism &
Mutualism
Ch 12 JU
2-Apr EXAM #3 Ch 13 282-286;292-301 Ch 14
302-308;313-316
JU
4-Apr Communities: Nature of Communities JU

7-Apr Species Diversity Ch 15 322-331;Ch 18 388-396 JU
9-Apr Biogeography Ch 18 396-409; Ch 17 360-370 JU
11-Apr Food Webs & Community Structure Ch 17 370-387 JU

14-Apr Ecosystems: Energy Flow Ch 15 331-339 Ch 20 440-451 JU
16-Apr Ecosystems: Nutrient Cycling Ch 19 322-330, Ch 20 JU
18-Apr No Class: Holiday Ch 21 JU

21-Apr Community Succession and Stability Ch 16 JU
23-Apr Landscape Ecology Ch 23 JU
25-Apr Global Ecology Ch 24 JU

2-May Friday, 12:00 PM -- FINAL EXAM JU