Dr. Karoly: Plant Evolution - Fall 2010
Lecture
Midterm Review: Sunday, Sept 26, 7:10-8:00pm, VLH
Vocabulary & Review study guide (pdf file)
| Lecture | Reading | |
| Aug 30 M | Introductions; Getting ready for Laboratory | Chapter 1, 23* |
| Aug 31 T | Homology and and the unity of life | Chapter 23 |
| Sept 2 Th | Diversity: evolutionary perspective | Chapter 23; Baum et al (2005) The tree-thinking challenge. Science 310: 979-980. (connecting from off-campus may require setting up the Reed Proxy). |
| LAB I – Assessing Homology & Organizing Diversity | ||
| Sept 6 M | No class-Labor day | |
| Sept 7 T | Constructing and using phylogenies | Chapter 23, 27 |
| Sept 9 Th | Plant Diversity: life-cycle evolution | Chapter 27 |
| LAB II – Phylogenetic Analyses & Plant Diversity I | ||
| Sept 12 SU 7:10-8:00PM |
(Lab) Population genetics | Chapter 20 |
| Sept 14 T |
Evolutionary Mechanisms |
Chapter 20 |
| Sept 16 Th | Diversity: species and speciation |
Chapter 21 |
| LAB III – Population Genetics & Plant Diversity II | ||
| Sept 20 M | no Monday lab lecture |
TBA, Bio Binder, Sections O & P |
| Sept 21 T | Diversity: species and speciation |
Chapter 21, Chapter 27 |
| Sept 23 Th | Species Interactions and Diversity | Chapter |
| LAB IV – Brassica Responses to Herbivory | ||
| Sept 27 M 7:10-8:00PM |
First Midterm exam | |
* Russell et al. 2008. (main textbook for the year; also on reserve in the Reed Library)