Evolutionary Genetics

Listed material: There is a required textbook for this course. Emlen & Zimmer. Evolution: Making Sense of Life. Fourth Edition. 2026. MacMillan Learning. Digital Copy: You do not need to purchase the access to Achieve, which is online learning service provided by the publisher. Achieve is a very good resource, and students appreciate it for the extra practice problems and questions, but we will not be using it directly in this course.

Listed material: Wed Jan 7 2 Evolutionary Thinking E&Z Ch.2 – 2.1, 2.3; Ch.4 – 4.1, 4.2,

Listed material: Wed Jan 14 5 Null Hypothesis (HW) E&Z Ch.6 – 6.1, 6.2, 6.3

Listed material: Wed Jan 21 8 Natural Selection, Part 2 E&Z Ch.6 – 6.7

Listed material: There is a required textbook for this course. Emlen & Zimmer. Evolution: Making Sense of Life. Third Edition. 2020. MacMillan Learning. Achieve is optional, it is a very good resource, and students appreciate it for the extra practice problems and questions.

Listed material: Wed Jan 8 2 Evolutionary Thinking E&Z Ch.2 – 2.1, 2.3; Ch.4 – 4.1, 4.2,

Listed material: Wed Jan 15 5 Null Hypothesis (HW) E&Z Ch.6 – 6.1, 6.2, 6.3

Listed material: Wed Jan 22 8 Natural Selection, Part 2 E&Z Ch.6 – 6.7

Listed material: There is a required textbook for this course.

Listed material: Emlen & Zimmer. Evolution: Making Sense of Life. Third Edition. 2020. MacMillan Learning.

Listed material: Note that both the physical and digital versions comes bundled with Achieve. Achieve is not required, but it is an excellent resource, and many students really appreciate it for the practice problems and questions. If you would rather not pay extra for the Achieve version, you can find the book on the publishers website MacMillan Learning (make sure you are on the Canadian site!)

Listed material: Wed Jan 10 2 Evolutionary Thinking E&Z Ch.2 – 2.1, 2.3; Ch.4 – 4.1, 4.2,

Listed material: Wed Jan 17 5 Null Hypothesis (HW) E&Z Ch.6 – 6.1, 6.2, 6.3

Listed material: Wed Jan 24 8 Natural Selection, Part 2 E&Z Ch.6 – 6.7

Listed material: There is a required textbook for this course.

Listed material: Herron & Freeman 2014. Evolutionary Analysis, 5th Edition. Pearson. Specific readings will be posted with each lecture.

Listed material: There is a required textbook for this course.

Listed material: Herron & Freeman 2014. Evolutionary Analysis, 5th Edition. Pearson. Specific readings will be posted with each lecture.