Information about the lecture of Dr. Lukas Schärer (lukas.scharer-at-unibas.ch) and Prof. Mathias Kölliker (mathias.koelliker-at-unibas.ch)
Homepages: http://evolution.unibas.ch/scharer/index.htm and http://evolution.unibas.ch/koelliker/index.htm
why are males and females different?
is it strange if a male gives birth?
The 1-hour lecture takes place on Tuesdays from 09:15-10:00 alternatingly in the small lecture hall (kleiner Hörsaal) of the Vesalianum (Vesalgasse 1, first floor, enter the main building) for the lectures, and in the Salzburger Seminar room (Room E0.07, Vesalgasse 1, ground floor, enter the main building) for the discussions. The first lecture will take place on Tuesday, 27. September 2011.
The aim of the lecture is to give a detailed introduction to the origin, maintenance and diversity of sexual reproduction and the resulting selection mechanisms between males, females and their offspring (e.g. mating conflicts, sexual conflicts and family conflicts).
You should have previously attended the lecture 'Entstehung des Lebens und Evolution' of Prof. Ebert.
| Week | Date | Room | Lecture (09:15-10:00) | Script | Mandatory Reading for Discussion Lecture | Additional Reading |
| 1 | 21.9. | Kl. HS | First Meeting (Vorbesprechung) at 13:00 | |||
| 2 | 27.9. | Kl. HS | Origins of Sex | Origins.pdf | MaynardSmith_and_Szathmary1995.pdf | - |
| 3 | 4.10. | E0.07 | Discussion Origins | - | - | - |
| 4 | 11.10. | Kl. HS | Costs and Benefits of Sex | Costs_Benefits.pdf | West_and_al1999.pdf | Hickey_and_Rose1988.pdf |
| 5 | 18.10. | E0.07 | Discussion Costs and Benefits | Costs_Benefits_Discussion.pdf | - | Howard_and_Lively1994.pdf |
| 6 | 25.10. | Kl. HS | Diversity of Sex | Diversity.pdf | MaynardSmith1998.pdf | Fig wasp pollination biology |
| 7 | 1.11. | E0.07 | Discussion Diversity | Diversity_Discussion.pdf | - | Barton_and_Charlesworth1998.pdf |
| 8 | 8.11. | Kl. HS | Pre-zygotic Sexual Conflict | Pre-zygotic sexual conflict.pdf | - | - |
| 9 | 15.11. | E0.07 | Discussion Pre-zygotic Sexual Conflict | - | Kokko_2007.pdf | - |
| 10 | 22.11. | Kl. HS | Post-zygotic Sexual Conflict | Post-zygotic sexual conflict.pdf | - | - |
| 11 | 29.11. | E0.07 | Discussion Post-zygotic Sexual Conflict | - | Houston_2005.pdf | - |
| 12 | 6.12. | Kl. HS | Family conflict | Kin selection and family conflict.pdf | - | - |
| 13 | 13.12. | E0.07 | Discussion Kin Selection and Family Conflict | - | Royle_2002.pdf | Mock_2011.pdf with published commentaries |
| 14 | 20.12. | Kl. HS | Examination |
In order to pass the course each student has to attend the lectures, hand in questions about the mandatory reading, participate in the discussion, and pass the examination. The written examination will be held during the time of the lecture in the last week of the semester.
