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Biology 105 (4 credits), Fall 2003: UC, Riverside

Dr. David N. Reznick and Dr. Theodore Garland, Jr., Professors of Biology

Susana Peluc, Teaching Assistant

Lecture meets Tuesday and Thursday, 2:10-3:30 P.M. in 2200 Spieth Hall

Contact information:
Reznick                             Garland                             Peluc
3246 Spieth                      109 ULB                           2338 Spieth
david.reznick@ucr.edu      tgarland@citrus.ucr.edu     susanaip@citrus.ucr.edu
                                         787-3524                          827-7021

Text: Ridley, M. 2004. Evolution. 3rd ed. Blackwell Publishing.

Discussion readings: Packet available from UCR Printing & Reprographics.

Lecture Schedule (subject to change)

Date Who Wk Lec Topic Ridley Ch. Reading Packet

25 Sept TG 1 1 Introduction to Course; History of Evolutionary Thought 1, 3 None

30 Sept DR 2 2 Natural and Artificial Selection 2, 4, 5 Gibbs & Grant 1987; Weiner 1994

2 Oct TG 3 Selection Experiments 9

7 Oct DR 3 4 Quantitative Genetics 9 Wuethrich 1998;
Lively & Jokela 2002

9 Oct DR 5 Other Causes of Evolution:
Drift, Migration, Mutation 6

14 Oct TG 4 6 Speciation 1 13 Schluter 1998; Butlin & Tregenza 1997; Saetre et al. 1997; Rosenzweig 1997;

16 Oct TG 7 Speciation 2 14 Klicka & Zink 1997

21 Oct 5 1st Midterm None for 21 Oct.

23 Oct TG 8 Phylogeny and Systematics 15, 16 Darwin 1858; Jacob 1977

28 Oct TG 6 9 Analysis of Adaptation;
The Comparative Method 10, 12 Dawkins 1994;
Reznick et al. 2002

30 Oct TG 10 Phylogenetic Statistics None Garland & Adolph 1994

4 Nov DR 7 11 Relative and Absolute Time; Geologic Record; Age of Earth 524-529 Gingerich 1983; Reznick et al. 1997; Morell 1997

6 Nov. DR 12 Rates of Evolution: The Fossil Record vs. Contemporary Studies 21 Paper Assignment
will be presented

11 Nov Holiday 8 None

13 Nov M 2nd Midterm

18 Nov DR 9 13 The Early History of Life 529-545, 550-552 Knoll 1992

20 Nov DR 14 Extinctions 23

25 Nov DR 10 15 Development and Evolution 20 None

27 Nov Holiday

2 Dec DR 11 16 Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs None Raup 1994;
Springer et al. 1997

4 Dec DR 17 Human Evolution 545-550

Final time and place to be announced ...

Date	Who	Wk	Lec	Topic	Ridley Ch.	Reading Packet
25 Sept	TG	1	1	Introduction to Course; History of Evolutionary Thought	1, 3	None
30 Sept	DR	2	2	Natural and Artificial Selection	2, 4, 5	Gibbs & Grant 1987; Weiner 1994
2 Oct	TG		3	Selection Experiments	9
7 Oct	DR	3	4	Quantitative Genetics	9	Wuethrich 1998; Lively & Jokela 2002
9 Oct	DR		5	Other Causes of Evolution: Drift, Migration, Mutation	6
14 Oct	TG	4	6	Speciation 1	13	Schluter 1998; Butlin & Tregenza 1997; Saetre et al. 1997; Rosenzweig 1997;
16 Oct	TG		7	Speciation 2	14	Klicka & Zink 1997
21 Oct		5		1st Midterm		None for 21 Oct.
23 Oct	TG		8	Phylogeny and Systematics	15, 16	Darwin 1858; Jacob 1977
28 Oct	TG	6	9	Analysis of Adaptation; The Comparative Method	10, 12	Dawkins 1994; Reznick et al. 2002
30 Oct	TG		10	Phylogenetic Statistics	None	Garland & Adolph 1994
4 Nov	DR	7	11	Relative and Absolute Time; Geologic Record; Age of Earth	524-529	Gingerich 1983; Reznick et al. 1997; Morell 1997
6 Nov.	DR		12	Rates of Evolution: The Fossil Record vs. Contemporary Studies	21	Paper Assignment will be presented
11 Nov	Holiday	8				None
13 Nov			M	2nd Midterm
18 Nov	DR	9	13	The Early History of Life	529-545, 550-552	Knoll 1992
20 Nov	DR		14	Extinctions	23
25 Nov	DR	10	15	Development and Evolution	20	None
27 Nov	Holiday
2 Dec	DR	11	16	Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs	None	Raup 1994; Springer et al. 1997
4 Dec	DR		17	Human Evolution	545-550
Final				time and place to be announced ...