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Lecture Topics, Spring 2007

Week   Topic
January 12-16 Introduction, History of Evolutionary thought, Darwinism. Chapter 22-23.
  19-23 Dr. Martin Luther King Holday Monday 19th, Evolution of Populations. Chapter 22-23.
  26-30 Macroevolution, phylogenetics, systematics. Chapter 24 - 26.
February 2-6 Mardi Gras Monday 4th, Early Earth, Abiotic synthesis. Chapter 26. Exam 1 (Friday 6th)
  9-13 Origins of diversity, Prokaryotes. Chapter 27.
  16-20 Protists and Early Eukaryotes. Chapter 28.
  23-27 Mardi Gras Holiday Monday, Colonization of land, Plant diversity. Chapter 29-30.
March 2-6 Plants and fungi diversity. Chapter 30-31. Exam 2 (Friday 6th)
  9-13 Origins of animal diversity. Chapter 32.
  16-20 Spring Break
  23-27 Invertebrates. Chpater 33, First paper due.
April Mar 30-3 Invertebrates, Vertebrates. Chapter 34.
  6-10 Vertebrates, Introduction to Ecology, Chapter 50. Good Friday Holiday April 10
  13-17 Ecology. Population Ecology, Chapter 52. Exam 3 (Friday 17th)
  20-24 Population Ecology, Chapter 52
May Apr. 27-May 1 Community and Ecosystem Ecology, Chapter 53-54, Second paper due.
  4-8 Finals Week