Listed in: Biology, as BIOL-18
Ethan D. Clotfelter (Sections 02, 03, 04, 05 and 06)
Michael E. Hood (Sections 02, 03, 04, 05 and 06)
An introduction to the evolution, ecology, and behavior of organisms and how these relate to the diversity of life. Following a discussion of the core components of evolutionary theory, we'll examine how evolutionary processes have shaped morphological, anatomical, physiological, and behavioral adaptations in organisms that solve many of life's problems, ranging from how to find or acquire food and avoid being eaten, to how to attract and locate mates, and how to optimize reproduction throughout a lifetime. We'll relate and compare characteristics of animals, plants, fungi, protists, and bacteria, examining how and why these organisms have arrived at various solutions to life's problems. Laboratory exercises will complement lectures and will involve field experiments on natural selection and laboratory studies of vertebrates, invertebrates, bacteria, and plants. Four classroom hours and three laboratory hours per week.
Spring semester. Professors Clotfelter and Hood.
Section 02
M 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM MEAD 115
W 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM MEAD 115
F 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM MEAD 115
Section 03
M 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM MEAD 115
W 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM MEAD 115
F 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM MEAD 115
Section 04
M 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM MEAD 115
W 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM MEAD 115
F 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM MEAD 115
Section 05
M 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM MEAD 115
W 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM MEAD 115
F 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM MEAD 115
Section 06
M 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM MEAD 115
W 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM MEAD 115
F 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM MEAD 115
Section 02
Tu 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM MEAD 115
Section 03
Tu 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM MEAD 115
Section 04
Tu 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM MEAD 115
Section 05
Tu 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM MEAD 115
Section 06
Tu 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM MEAD 115
Section 02
Tu 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM MCLS 234
Section 03
W 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM MCLS 234
Section 04
Th 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM MCLS 234
Section 05
F 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM MCLS 234
Section 06
Th 08:00 AM - 11:00 AM MCLS 234