Biology 240 Lecture Schedule - Fall 2009

Date Topic Lecturer ..... Reading in Campbell (8th ed.)
26 Aug Course Introduction
Evolutionary Context for Life
Patterson
Zink
Ch. 1
28 Aug No class — furlough day
31 Aug Evidence for Evolution; Intro to pop gen Patterson Ch. 22
02 Sep Microevolution Patterson Ch. 23
04 Sep No class — furlough day    
07 Sep Labor Day Holiday — No class    
09 Sep Phylogeny I Patterson Ch. 26
11 Sep Phylogeny II Patterson Ch. 26
14 Sep Selection, adaptation, & speciation Patterson Chs. 23, 24
16 Sep Origin & early evolution of life Patterson Ch. 25
18 Sep Eukaryotic Diversity I Patterson Ch. 28
21 Sep Eukaryotic Diversity II Patterson Ch. 28
23 Sep Chloroplast Evolution Patterson Ch. 28
25 Sep Equipment failure — furlough's fault
28 Sep Midterm I    
30 Sep Origin of Plants Patterson Ch. 29
02 Oct Plant Reproduction I Patterson Chs. 29, 30
05 Oct Plant Reproduction II Patterson Chs. 29, 30
07 Oct Pollination Patterson Chs. 30, 38
09 Oct Plant Dispersal Patterson Ch. 30, 38
12 Oct Biogeography Patterson Chs. 30, 38
14 Oct Animal Reproduction Zink Ch. 46
16 Oct   Zink  
19 Oct Animal Development Zink Ch. 47
21 Oct Intro to Animal Diversity Zink Ch. 32
23 Oct No class — furlough day    
26 Oct No class — furlough day    
28 Oct Invertebrates I Zink Ch. 33
30 Oct Invertebrates II Zink Ch. 33
02 Nov No class — furlough day    
04 Nov Insects Zink Ch. 33
06 Nov Vertebrates Zink Ch. 34
09 Nov Midterm II
11 Nov No class — Veterans' holiday    
13 Nov Mammals Zink Ch. 34
16 Nov Intro to Ecology Zink Ch. 52
18 Nov Life History Theory Zink Chs. 51, 52
20 Nov Behavioral ecology I — Sexual Selection Zink Ch. 51
23-27 Nov Thanksgiving Holiday — No class this week (that's right, none at all)
30 Nov Behavioral ecology II— Animal Societies Zink Ch. 51
02 Dec Population ecology I Zink Ch. 53
04 Dec Population ecology II Zink Ch. 53
07 Dec Community ecology I Zink Ch. 54
09 Dec Community ecology II Zink Ch. 54
11 Dec Conservation Biology Zink Ch. 56
14 Dec Course review    
16 Dec (Wednesday) Final Exam, 8:00 - 10:30 am