Table of Contents
Study Materials
Readings
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The readings in the table below are from the textbooks:
Rice, Sean. Evolutionary Theory: Conceptual and Mathematical Foundations. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer, 2004. ISBN: 0878937021.
Hall, Barry. Phylogenetic Trees Made Easy. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer, 2004. ISBN: 0878933123.
| WEEK # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Day 2 Introduction: The Basic Dynamical Systems of Evolution | Rice: Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Day 1 Forces of Evolution I: Complications Day 2 Forces of Evolution II: Optimization | Rice: Chapters 1 and 2 |
| 3 | Day 1 Forces of Evolution III: Mutation, Migration Day 2 Forces of Evolution IV: Genetic Drift | Rice: Chapter 3 |
| 4 | Day 1 Evolution at the Molecular Level I Day 2 Evolution at the Molecular Level II | Rice: Chapters 3 and 4 Hall: Appendix 1 |
| 5 | Day 1 Evolution at the Molecular Level III Day 2 The Algebra of Evolution: Price's Theorem I | Rice: Chapter 6 |
| 6 | Day 2 The Algebra of Evolution: Price's Theorem II | |
| 7 | Day 1 Detecting Selection Day 2 Detecting Selection: A Case Study | |
| 8 | Day 1 Codon Volatility Day 2 Coalescent Theory and Phylogenetics | Hall: Chapters 1 and 2 |
| 9 | Day 1 Evolutionary Phylogenetics Day 2 Evolutionary Phylogenetics | Hall: Chapters 2 and 3 |
| 10 | Day 1 Quantitative Genetics I Day 2 Quantitative Genetics II; Host-parasite Interactions | Rice: Chapter 7 |
| 11 | Day 1 Host-parasite Interactions and Disease Models Day 2 Evolutionary Stable Strategies | Rice: Chapter 9 |
| 12 | Day 1 Developmental Evolution Day 2 Quantitative Genetics II | |
| 13 | Day 1 Final Project Presentations Day 2 Final Project Presentations (cont.) | |
| 14 | Day 1 Final Project Presentations (cont.) Day 2 Finale: The Future of Evolution |