Level: II
Semester: 1
Number of Credits: 3
Anti-Requisite: BIOL 3662 Evolution and Biosystematics
Prerequisites: BIOL 1364  and 6 credits from the following: BIOL 1262, BIOL 1263, BIOL 1362 

 

Course Description

After a historical introduction, about one-quarter of the course is devoted to population genetics and the workings of natural selection as the basis for understanding evolutionary mechanisms and patterns. This leads to treatment of the nature of species, the roles of fossils in understanding past evolutionary patterns, special forms of evolution and phylogenetic analysis.

 

Assessment

Coursework                 50%
Final Examination       50%
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