The reading assignments for the course refer to chapters in the following textbooks:
Rice, Sean. Evolutionary Theory: Conceptual and Mathematical Foundations. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer, 2004. ISBN: 9780878937028 .
Hall, Barry. Phylogenetic Trees Made Easy. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer, 2004. ISBN: 9780878933129 .
| LEC # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: The Basic Dynamical Systems of Evolution | Rice: Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Forces of Evolution I: Complications | Rice: Chapters 1 and 2 |
| 3 | Forces of Evolution II: Optimization | Rice: Chapters 1 and 2 |
| 4 | Forces of Evolution III: Mutation, Migration | Rice: Chapter 3 |
| 5 | Forces of Evolution IV: Genetic Drift | Rice: Chapter 3 |
| 6 | Evolution at The Molecular Level I | Rice: Chapters 3 and 4 Hall: Appendix 1 |
| 7 | Evolution at The Molecular Level II | Rice: Chapters 3 and 4 Hall: Appendix 1 |
| 8 | Evolution at The Molecular Level III | Rice: Chapter 6 |
| 9 | The Algebra of Evolution: Price's Theorem I | Rice: Chapter 6 |
| 10 | The Algebra of Evolution: Price's Theorem II | |
| 11 | Detecting Selection | |
| 12 | Detecting Selection: A Case Study | |
| 13 | Codon Volatility | Hall: Chapters 1 and 2 |
| 14 | Coalescent Theory and Phylogenetics | Hall: Chapters 1 and 2 |
| 15 | Evolutionary Phylogenetics | Hall: Chapters 2 and 3 |
| 16 | Evolutionary Phylogenetics (cont.) | Hall: Chapters 2 and 3 |
| 17 | Quantitative Genetics I | Rice: Chapter 7 |
| 18 | Quantitative Genetics II Host-parasite Interactions |
Rice: Chapter 7 |
| 19 | Host-parasite Interactions and Disease Models | Rice: Chapter 9 |
| 20 | Evolutionary Stable Strategies | Rice: Chapter 9 |
| 21 | Developmental Evolution | |
| 22 | Quantitative Genetics II | |
| 23-25 | Final Project Presentations | |
| 26 | Finale: The Future of Evolution |