COURSE SCHEDULE: (Spring 2009)

Lectures are held from 10:00-10:50 AM, M/W/F, in Physics P240A
Lab meets Tu or Th afternoon from 1:10-5:00 PM in B219

Lecture handouts and powerpoint files are available from the Courses AFS Server

 

Date
 Lecture
Reading*
Laboratory
Jan 26
Jan 28
Jan 30
Evolutionary perspective
Species concept(s) for plants
Species concept(s) for plants

Rieseberg & Willis (2007); Mayr (1992)
 
Introduction to Plant Taxonomy
(PLANT FAMILIES I)
Feb 2
Feb 4
Feb 6
Reproductive isolation
Evolution of RI
NO CLASS


 
Phylogeny reconstruction:
Data collection
(PLANT FAMILIES II)
Feb 9
Feb 11
Feb 13
Evolution of RI
Modes of speciation
Hybridization and introgression


 
Phylogeny reconstruction:
Data collection
(PLANT FAMILIES III)
Feb 16
Feb 18
Feb 20
Hybridization and introgression
Polyploidy
Polyploidy
Phylogeny reconstruction:
Cladistics (PAUP & MacClade)
(PLANT FAMILIES IV)
Feb 23
Feb 25
Feb 27
Genetics of species differences
Genetics of species differences
EXAM I

Phylogeny reconstruction:
Cladistics (PAUP & MacClade)
(PLANT FAMILIES V)
Mar 2
Mar 4
Mar 6
Inferring phylogenies
Comparative method
Origins of the Plant Kingdom


Sexual dimorphism of Indian Plum
(PLANT FAMILIES VI)
Discussion: Independent Projects
Mar 9
Mar 11
Mar 13
Alternation of generations: homospory
Land Plant diversification
Reproduction: free-sporing plants


Density and sex-expression in ferns
(PLANT FAMILIES VII)
Mar 16-20
SPRING BREAK
Mar 23
Mar 25
Mar 27
Reproduction: free-sporing plants
Reproduction: free-sporing plants
Heterospory & origin of seeds


FIELD TRIP: Lacamas Park, WA
***Independent Project proposals due in Lab***
Mar 30
Apr 1
Apr 3
Heterospory & origin of seeds
Reproduction: seed plants
Reproduction: seed plants



(PLANT FAMILIES: quiz (TU key; TH key)
Independent Projects:
consultation
Apr 6
Apr 8
Apr 10
EXAM II
Reproduction: flowering plants
Mating System: diversity & evolution


Independent Projects:
Apr 11
(SATURDAY)
FIELD TRIP: COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE
Apr 13
Apr 15
Apr 17
Mating system diversity & evolution
Outcrossing mechnisms
Outcrossing mechnisms


Independent Projects:
Apr 20
Apr 22
Apr 24
Self-fertilization
Asexual reproduction
Populations and neighborhoods


 
 

Independent Projects:
Apr 27
Apr 29
May 1
Populations and neighborhoods
Plant-pollinator interactions
Flowering plant dominance
 
 
Independent Projects:
presentations in lab
May 11
(1PM - 4PM)
EXAM III


*ASSIGNED READING

Readings from the research literature will be assigned for each topic and linked on the Reading page, supplemented by optional reading from the folllowing book which is on 2-hour reserve in the Library:
    Briggs, D., and S. M. Walters. 1997. Plant variation and evolution, third edition. Cambridge University Press, NY.
For the laboratory there is also a recommended text:
    Zomlefer, W. R. 1994. Guide to flowering plant families. Univ. of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC.