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Lecture Topics, Spring 2011

Week   Topic
January 19-21 Introduction, history of evolutionary thought, Darwinism. Chapter 22
  24-28 Macroevolution, Early Earth and abiotic synthesis. Chapter 24-25
February Jan 31- Feb 4 Phylogenetics and systematics. Chapter 26
  7-11 Origins of diversity, Prokaryotes. Chapter 27. Exam 1 (Friday 11th).
  14-18 Protists and Early Eukaryotes. Chapter 28.
  21-25 Colonization of land, Plant diversity. Chapter 29-30.
March Feb 28- Mar 4 Plants and fungi diversity. Chapter 30-31.
  7-11 Spring Break
  14-18 Origins of animal diversity. Chapter 32. Exam 2 (Friday 18th)
  21-25 Invertebrates. Chpater 33
April March 28- April 1 Invertebrates, Vertebrates. Chapter 34., First paper due.
  4-8 Biological Systems, Chapter 40
  11-15 Introduction to Ecology, Chapter 50. Exam 3 (Friday 15th)
  18-22 Ecology. Population Ecology, Chapter 52. Easter Holiday Friday 22nd
  25-29 Population Ecology, Chapter 52. Easter Holiday Monday 25th
May 2-6 Community and Ecosystem Ecology, Chapter 53-54, Second paper due.
  9-13 Finals Week. Final Exam Tuesday 10th 1:30-4:00