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Date |
Topic: |
Due Dates |
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Jan. 17 |
Writing Workshop (literature
searches) |
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Jan. 19 |
Writing Workshop (reading scientific articles) |
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Jan. 24 |
Evolutionary Principles and Their
Practical Application |
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Jan. 26 |
Evolutionary Principles - continued |
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Jan. 31 |
Evolutionary Principles - continued |
Bibliography (5%) |
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Feb. 2 |
Evolutionary Principles - continued |
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Feb. 7 |
Caminalcules Excersize |
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Feb. 9 |
Exam 1 |
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Feb. 14 |
Writing Workshop (writing scientific
papers) |
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Feb. 16 |
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium |
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Feb. 21 |
Hardy-Weinberg continued |
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Feb. 23 |
Selection
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Feb. 28 |
Mutation |
Article summaries (10%) |
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Mar. 1 |
Migration |
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Mar. 6 |
Genetic Drift |
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Mar. 8 |
Exam 2 |
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Mar. 13 |
SPRING BREAK |
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Mar. 15 |
SPRING BREAK |
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Mar. 20 |
Writing Workshop (editing scientific
papers) |
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Mar. 22 |
Exponential Population Growth |
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Mar. 27 |
Logistic Population Growth |
Complete draft of review paper |
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Mar. 29 |
Age-Structured Population Growth |
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Apr. 3 |
Age-Structured Population Growth |
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Apr. 5 |
Metapopulation Dynamics |
Peer
reviews (10%) |
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Apr. 10 |
Exam 3 |
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Apr .12 |
Writing Workshop (revising
scientific papers) |
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Apr .17 |
Competition |
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Apr. 19 |
THANKSGIVING |
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Apr. 24 |
Predation |
Revised draft of review paper (15%) |
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Apr. 26 |
Island Biogeography |
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May 1 |
Measuring Species Diversity |
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May 8 |
Final Exam (8:00 – 10:30) |
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