BIO 303 - INTRODUCTION TO EVOLUTION

College of Arts and Sciences

Credit(s): 4

This course covers topics in evolution, concentrating on the Darwinian theories of evolution including descent with modification, natural selection, and sexual selection. Topics will include: patterns of evolution, the genetic source of variation, measuring evolution, adaptation, speciation, human evolution, ‘evo-devo’, and evolutionary medicine. Taught on campus (lecture, three hours; recitation, three hours) or online. Prereq: BIO 148, BIO 152 and BIO 155 or equivalent.

Prereq: BIO 148, BIO 152 and BIO 155.
Approved for Distance Learning.