Dr. Jay Pitocchelli; Office Goulet 2316; ext. - 7397, e-mail -jpitocchATanselm.edu (remember to change the AT to @).
Home Page - http://www.anselm.edu/homepage/jpitocch/welcome.html
Home Page for this course: http://www.anselm.edu/homepage/jpitocch/EVOL.HTML
Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday 8:00 am - 12:30 pm, 4:30 - 5:00 pm, or by appointment
Lecture Texts:
Evolution by Futuyma
Creation and Evolution by Newell
Lab Text: Pitocchelli, J. 2003. Evolutionary Biology Lab Manual. 10th ed. see Blackboard to get the manual Saint Anselm Printers, Manchester, NH.
| Week of | Date | Lecture Topics | Chapters in lecture text | Lab Topics | Chapters in lab manual |
| SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION TO EVOLUTIONARY THEORY | |||||
| 1 | 16 JAN |
Introduction, Development of Science, History of Evolutionary Thought |
F - 1, 2, N - all | Learning Powerpoint - meet in Weiler computer lab | handouts |
| 2 | 23 JAN | History of Evolutionary Thought - Continued, Discuss Newell, Creationism versus Evolution | F - 3, 4, N - all |
Adaptation - Eggs PBS video - Darwin's dangerous idea |
14 |
| SECTION 2 - MICROEVOLUTION | |||||
| 3 | 30 JAN | From Mendelian Genetics to Population Genetics, Variation in populations and Hardy-Weinberg Eq. | F - 8, 9 Intro. Bio Text - Mendelian Genetics Review |
Hybridization and Introgression (Drosophila) , Statistical analysis of adaptation lab results |
3 |
| 4 | 6 FEB | Agents of Evolution - Natural Selection, Quantitative Genetics and Natural Selection | F - 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17 |
Seminar on Creation and Evolution (Student PowerPoint Presentations), Attend to Drosophila PBS video - Religion and Evolution |
Newell lecture text |
| 5 | 13 FEB | Population size and Genetic Drift, Agents of Evolution - Mutation, Assortative Mating and Inbreeding | F - 9, 10 | Adaptation lab report due, Library Research (Library classroom #204), Surfin' the net (other electronic resources), Attend to Drosophila | 17 |
| 6 | 20 FEB | Agents of Evolution - Migration/Gene Flow, | F - 9, 10 | Specimen Preparation and Museum Science | 8 |
| 7 | 27 FEB | Population Genetics and Conservation Biology, Library search results due, Lecture Exam 1 in Lab |
Lecture Exam 1 in Lab PBS video - Extinctions |
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| 8 | 4-11 MAR | Mid-Semester Recess | No labs | ||
| SECTION 3 - SPECIATION | |||||
| 9 | 13 MAR | Modes of Speciation, Evolution in North American Birds - Hybridization and East-West species pairs | F - 9, 15, 16 |
Agents of Evolution - Natural Selection Sample - spreadsheets and graphs of results of Moth Simulation Sample - spreadsheet and calculation of s coefficient for bacteria and antibiotics (see also - Blackboard - Assignments - Lab Exercises for sample of results) |
7 |
| 19 MAR | Special Sunday lab | Leave at 7: 30 am for MCZ Lab at Harvard - bring Lab Manual, turn in results at the end of the day, enjoy Indian Cuisine buffet afterwards | |||
| 10 | 20 MAR | Species Concepts and Problems, Speciation, Modes, Isolating Mechanisms | Handouts | No Lab - see MCZ lab on previous Sunday | |
| SECTION 4 - SYSTEMATICS, CLASSIFICATION, ORIGIN OF LIFE | |||||
| 11 | 27 MAR | Origin of Life, Adaptation, | F - 5 | DNA-DNA Hybridization | |
| 12 | 3 APR | Evolution of Major groups: Monera, Eukaryotes, Plants, Animals, Lecture Exam 2 in lab | F - 5 |
Lecture Exam 2 in Lab, Set up Drosophila lab 2 PBS video - Change (transformations and life) |
12 |
| SECTION 5 - MACROEVOLUTION, PALEONTOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY | |||||
| 13 | 10 APR | Systematics, Classification and Taxonomy | F - 2, 3 | Lab replaced with all day trip to Plum Island - see 22 APR | |
| 12-17 APR | Easter Recess | ||||
| 14 | 19 APR | Macroevolution, Paleontology, Fossils and the process of,making fossils | F - 4, 7, 21 Newell |
Lab replaced with all day trip to Plum Island - see 22 APR | |
| 22 APR | Special Saturday lab | Plum Island, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge field trip, meet at 9 am sharp | |||
| 15 | 24 APR | Macroevolutionary Change - Role of Development, Biogeography | F - 6, 20, 22 | Coevolution lab | 13 |
| 16 | 1 MAY | Coevolution | F - 18 | Rain date for Coevolution lab or No labs | |
| Exam Week | 8 MAY | 5:00 PM Final Exam is cumulative |
Disclaimer
All lecture and laboratory exercises and their dates are subject to change. Advance notification will be given in case of any changes.
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