This course explores contemporary topics in ecology and evolutionary biology. This graduate survey course is designed to cover the areas that are usually included in courses on evolutionary biology, population genetics, and molecular evolution. The special emphasis is on the impact of modern genetics on our understanding of evolutionary processes. An introduction to research in the laboratories of individual faculty members. Current topics in ecology and evolutionary biology are explored by readings of research and review papers.
Students choose topics for reading and lead discussions of their chosen topics.
Seminar in Evolution 595. Research at the Ph.D. Level Biology Colloquium. Members of the staff and advanced students in the biological sciences meet on regularly announced dates for presentation and discussion of research by members of the department or invited guests. These meetings are open to all. Several other courses in the field of cell and molecular biology are offered in the School of Medicine and Dentistry.