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2024-2025 Catalog

BIOL 235 Evolutionary Biology

An introduction to the principles of organic and molecular evolution. Topics include: genetic variation, natural selection, speciation, adaptation, diversification, biogeography, molecular evolution, and the mechanisms underlying each. Laboratory includes experimentation, computer simulation, and relevant reading/presentation of current primary literature in the field. Lecture/discussion/laboratory.

Prerequisite

BIOL 111 or BIOL 112, both preferred

Offered

Fall or spring semester

Instructor

Leibel