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Welcome to Evolution and Biodiversity.This course will introduce you to organic evolution, and its product, biodiversity. We will discuss evolutionary theory and mechanisms, with emphasis on systematics, and the morphological, ecological, and behavioral adaptations of the diversity of life. Class Meetings: MWF 11:15am – 12:05pm in LC 120Exams and workshops: Mondays from 5:00 – 6:15pmInstructor: Dr. Dana KrempelsOffice: Cox 110BOffice Hours: Monday and Wednesday from 2:00 – 3:20pm and by appointmentEmail: dana@miami.eduTextbook: Biology by Campbell, et al. (11th edition)Course web site: course materials will be available on the web site, not on Blackboard.Blackboard will be used for communication and special items.Assessment and GradingOverall grades will be based uponFive exams, each worth 100 pointsNine workshops/discussions, each worth 20 pointsWritten assignment, TBA (20 points)In-class quizzes (these will be bonus points)The following schedule is approximate.Subjects and dates may shift depending on how long it takes us to cover any given topic. Date#TopicReadingJan 141Evolution: Descent With ModificationChapter 22Jan 162The Darwinian RevolutionChapter 22Jan 183Evidence of EvolutionChapter 22Jan 21No Class Today in Observance of MLK HolidayChapter 23Jan 21Workshop – 5pm in Cox 145Jan 234Hardy-Weinberg: Quantifying MicroevolutionChapter 23Jan 255Mutation and Gene FlowChapter 23Jan 286Natural Selection and Genetic Drift Chapter 23Jan 28Workshop – 5pmJan 307Gene Flow (and lack thereof) Chapter 23Feb 18Sexual Selection Chapter 24Feb 49Mechanisms of SpeciationChapter 24Feb 4Exam I – 5pmFeb 610Mechanisms of Speciation IIChapter 25Feb 811The History of Life on EarthChapter 25Feb 1112The Tree of LifeChapter 26Feb 11Workshop – 5pmFeb 1313Bacteria and ArchaeaChapter 27Feb 1514ProtistsChapter 28Feb 1815Plant Form and FunctionChapter 35Feb 18Workshop at 5pmFeb 2016Plantae: Colonization of LandChapter 29Feb 2217Plantae: Alternation of GenerationsChapter 29Feb 2518Plantae: Evolution of Seed Plants- GymnospermsChapter 30Feb 25Exam II at 5pmFeb 2719Plantae: Evolution of Seed Plants- AngiospermsChapter 30Feb 2920Plantae: Evolution of Seed Plants- AngiospermsChapter 30Mar 421The Fungus Among UsChapter 31Mar 4Workshop at 5pmMar 622Animalia: Form and FunctionChapter 32Mar 823Basal Taxa: Poriferans and RadiataChapter 33Mar 11-15SPRING BREAKMar 1824Protostomes IChapter 33Mar 18Workshop at 5pmMar 2025Protostomes IIChapter 33Mar 2226Protostomes IIIChapter 33Mar 2527Deuterostomes IChapter 33Mar 25Exam IIIMar 2728Deuterostomes IIChapter 33Mar 2929Deuterostomes III: Origin of VertebratesChapter 34Apr 130Vertebrates I: FishesChapter 35Workshop at 5pmApr 331Vertebrates II: AmphibiansChapter 34Apr 532Vertebrates III: Anapsids and DiapsidsChapter 34Apr 833Vertebrates IV: More DiapsidsChapter 34Workshop at 5pmApr 1034Vertebrates: SynapsidsChapter 34Apr 1235Vertebrates: Our Friend Homo sapiensChapter 34Apr 1536Introduction to EcologyChapter 52Apr 15Exam IVApr 1737Organismal EcologyChapter 52Apr 1938Population EcologyChapter 53Apr 2239Community EcologyChapter 54Apr 22Workshop at 5pmApr 2440Conservation BiologyChapter 55Apr 2641Animal BehaviorChapter 51May 1Final Exam – 11am in Cox 145 ................
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