Information about the lecture of Dr. Lukas Schärer (lukas.scharer-at-unibas.ch, http://evolution.unibas.ch/scharer/index.htm)
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The 2-hour (2x45 minutes) lectures take place weekly on Tuesdays from 8:15 to 10:00 in the small lecture hall (kleiner Hörsaal) of the Vesalianum (Vesalgasse 1, first floor, enter the main building). The first lecture will take place on 22. September 2009.
The aim of the lecture is to provide a detailed introduction to the main concepts in evolutionary biology and the most important evolutionary mechanisms. The participants will learn to approach biological problems and phenomena from an evolutionary perspective, they will read original research articles and discuss these in class.
In order to attend this lecture you should have previously attended the lecture 'Entstehung des Lebens und Evolution' of Prof. Ebert.
| Week | Date | Lecture (8:15-10:00) | Script | Mandatory Reading | Suggested Reading |
| 1 | 16.9. | First Meeting (Vorbesprechung) at 12:30 | - | - | - |
| 2 | 22.9. | Levels of Selection | Levels.pdf | Reeve&Keller1999.pdf | - |
| 3 | 29.9. | Evolution of Individuality | Individuality.pdf | fromBuss1987.pdf | Buss1987.pdf (31MB!) |
| 4 | 6.10. | Evolution of Development | Development.pdf | - | |
| 5 | 13.10. | Genomic Conflict | Genomic_Conflict.pdf | - | Haig1996.pdf |
| 6 | 20.10. | Genome Evolution | Genome_Evolution.pdf | fromMaynard_Smith1998.pdf | - |
| 7 | 27.10. |
Coevolution | Coevolution.pdf | - | http://unionid.missouristate.edu/ |
| 8 | 3.11. | Sexual Selection | Sexual_Selection.pdf | fromBirkhead2000.pdf | complete Birkhead 2000 |
| 9 | 10.11. | Sexual Conflict | Sexual_Conflict.pdf | - | |
| 10 | 17.11. | Sex Allocation | Sex_Allocation.pdf | Queller2006.pdf | |
| 11 | 24.11. | no lecture (Latsis Symposium ZH) | - | Latsis_Program_2009.pdf |
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| 12 | 1.12. | Sex in Simultaneous Hermaphrodites | Sex_Hermaphrodites.pdf | - | Michiels1998.pdf |
| 13 | 8.12. | Cultural Evolution | Cultural_Evolution.pdf | - | - |
| 14 | 15.12. | Examination |
Evolution: an introduction, 2. edition (Stearns & Hoekstra 2005)
Part of the lecture relies on the book "Evolution: an introduction" by Steve Stearns & Rolf Hoekstra an (Oxford University Press, 2. Edition). Further book chapters and original research articles will be distributed during the lecture.
In order to pass the course each student has to attend the lectures and pass the examination. The written examination will be held during the time of the lecture in the last week of the semester.