Advanced Topics in Animal Behavior. Special areas of ethology such as sociobiology, animal communication. EPOB 5270-3 . Population Genetics and Evolution. Focuses on evolutionary mechanisms influencing levels of genetic variation within populations and the differentiation of populations.
Examples are from natural populations, laboratory experiments, and simulation studies.
Special topics include overdominance, sexual selection, and mechanisms of speciation. Advanced Topics in Evolution. Specialized aspects of organic evolution. Courses offered include origin and dispersal of flowering plants, reproductive biology of flowering plants, evolution, and speciation. EPOB 5310-3 .