Theoretical Population Biology

1 Course Unit

Introduction to basic theoretical tools to study the evolutionary and ecological dynamics of populations. Topics to be discussed include: basic population dynamics and population genetics theory, evolutionary game theory/adaptive dynamics, social evolution (kin selection/multilevel selection), life-history evolution, and stochastic models. Other topics may be added based on the specific interests of students in the class. Spring Mutually Exclusive: BIOL 5517 Prerequisite: BIOL 2410 AND MATH 1400 1 Course Unit