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Advanced Topics in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

"I love fools' experiments.
I am always making them."
-Charles Darwin

Advanced Topics in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology :: Schedule, Fall 2021

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E.E. = Evolutionary Ecology: concepts and case studies by Fox, Roff, and Fairbairn
Please note that the schedule is subject to change at any time. Check back frequently for updates!


Wk Date Lect_# Lecture_Topic Required Readings Assignments Lead
1 08/26 R-L1 Introduction      
2 08/31 T-L2 Topic 1: Causes & Consequences of Variation E.E. 1,2   Justin
  09/02 R-L3   Barret et al. 2019   Chanuwas
3 09/07 T-L4 Topic 2: Natural Selection E.E. 3   Lucia
  09/09 R-L5   McPeek 2017 pgs 76-85   Justin
4 09/14 T-L6 Topic 3: Adaptation E.E. 4 Syntheses 1: Topics 1 Daravuth
  09/16 R-L7   Gould & Lewonton 1979   Jon
5 09/21 T-L8   Perry et al. 2007   Zeyi
  09/23 R-L9 Topic 4: Phenotypic Plasticity E.E. 5   Cody
6 09/28 T-L10   Walsh et al. 2015 Syntheses 2: Topics 2,3 Alejandro
  09/30 R-L11 Topic 5: Population Structure E.E. 6   Bianca
7 10/05 T-L12   Chang et al. 2017   Cameron
  10/07 R-L13   Polz et al. 2012   Chanuwas
8 10/12 T-L14   Wilson et al. 2011; Rebuttals Syntheses 3: Topics 4,5 Lucia
  10/14 R-L15 Topic 6: Age and size E.E. 8   Daravuth
9 10/19 T-L16 Topic 7: Offspring size & number E.E. 9   Cody
  10/21 R-L18   Bhat et al. 2020   Zeyi
10 10/26 T-L19 Topic 8: Life Cycles E.E. 11 Syntheses 4: Topics 6,7 Alejandro
  10/28 R-L20   van Gestel 2019; Libby 2019   Jon
11 11/02 T-L21 Topic 9: Specialization/Generalization E.E. 14   Bianca
  11/04 R-L22   Gaiarsa et al. 2021   Cameron
12 11/09 T-L23   Sinclair et al. 2003 Syntheses 5: Topics 8,9 Chanuwas & Lucia
  11/11 R No Class      
13 11/16 T-L24 Topic 10: Mating Systems E.E. 15   Daravuth & Jon
  11/18 R-L25 Open Discussion (optional)      
14 11/23 T-L26 Topic 11: Foraging behavior E.E. 18 Syntheses 6: Topics 10 Zeyi & Cody
  11/25 R No Class      
15 11/30 T-L27 Topic 12: Parasite-host interactions E.E. 22   Alejandro & Bianca
  12/02 R-L28   Lloyd-Smith et al. 2005   Cameron
16 12/07 T-L29 Topic 13: Coevolution E.E. 25 Syntheses 7: Topics 11,12 Group
  12/09 R-L30   Guimaraes et al. 2017   Group

A paper that we skipped that might be of interest to folks Social Games and Genic Selection Drive Mammalian Mating System Evolution and Speciation Sinervo et al. 2020