BIOL 3101 - Evolution

(4 CR, 4T + 0L)

We will use critical thinking skills and evidence to examine the processes of evolution and the patterns generated by these processes. We will cover the history of evolutionary thought, evidence for evolution, phylogeny, selection and drift, quantitative genetics, gene networks, evolutionary-development, where sexes come from, sexual selection, life-history, origin of species, macro and microevolution, co-evolutionary dynamics, brains and behavior, human evolution, and evolutionary medicine.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 2410/BIOL 2410L.