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The reading assignments for the course refer to chapters in the following textbooks:

Amazon logoRice, Sean. Evolutionary Theory: Conceptual and Mathematical Foundations. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer, 2004. ISBN: 9780878937028 .

Amazon logoHall, Barry. Phylogenetic Trees Made Easy. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer, 2004. ISBN: 9780878933129 .


LEC #TOPICSREADINGS
1Introduction: The Basic Dynamical Systems of EvolutionRice: Chapter 1
2Forces of Evolution I: ComplicationsRice: Chapters 1 and 2
3Forces of Evolution II: OptimizationRice: Chapters 1 and 2
4Forces of Evolution III: Mutation, MigrationRice: Chapter 3
5Forces of Evolution IV: Genetic DriftRice: Chapter 3
6Evolution at The Molecular Level IRice: Chapters 3 and 4

Hall: Appendix 1
7Evolution at The Molecular Level IIRice: Chapters 3 and 4

Hall: Appendix 1
8Evolution at The Molecular Level IIIRice: Chapter 6
9The Algebra of Evolution: Price's Theorem IRice: Chapter 6
10The Algebra of Evolution: Price's Theorem II
11Detecting Selection
12Detecting Selection: A Case Study
13Codon VolatilityHall: Chapters 1 and 2
14Coalescent Theory and PhylogeneticsHall: Chapters 1 and 2
15Evolutionary PhylogeneticsHall: Chapters 2 and 3
16Evolutionary Phylogenetics (cont.)Hall: Chapters 2 and 3
17Quantitative Genetics IRice: Chapter 7
18Quantitative Genetics II

Host-parasite Interactions
Rice: Chapter 7
19Host-parasite Interactions and Disease ModelsRice: Chapter 9
20Evolutionary Stable StrategiesRice: Chapter 9
21Developmental Evolution
22Quantitative Genetics II
23-25Final Project Presentations
26Finale: The Future of Evolution

 








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