Final paper: 40% Final exam period: The final paper will act in lieu of a final exam. Homework: Students are expected to read each paper thoroughly and come prepared to class. Course Policies: Assignments turned in late, but before the key posted, will incur a 25% penalty on the final grade. Homework turned in after the key is posted, but before the final exam, will incur a 50% penalty on the final grade. Honor code: Students are encouraged to work together on discussing papers, but must submit an independent write-up of their final paper. Note: The instructor reserves the right to make changes to this syllabus. Schedule: Week 1 Introductions/welcome/ice-breakers. – Discussion of genomic islands of speciation focusing on Cruikshank and Hahn 2014 and Turner et al. 2005, classics in evolutionary genomics. Choose papers/topics for the rest of the semester. Possible examples: 1. see also this by Casey Bergman on 30th anniversary of paper. Kreitman’83 2. Price 1970 & Queller 1992 . 3. Mayr . ’47 4. Kettlewell 1955 accompanied by Majerus 2009 . 5. excerpts from of the on the & Waddington’s “The strategy genes” 1957 6. Excerpt of Clausen, Keck, & Hiesey 1940 & their 1939. 7. On the origins of reinforcement,Dobzhansky 1940 paired with . 1999 Noor’s 8. Felsenstein 1985 paired with book review. Pennell’s 9. Charlesworth, Lande, & Slatkin 1982 .
Final paper: 40% Final exam period: The final paper will act in lieu of a final exam. Homework: Students are expected to read each paper thoroughly and come prepared to class. Course Policies: Assignments turned in late, but before the key posted, will incur a 25% penalty on the final grade. Homework turned in after the key is posted, but before the final exam, will incur a 50% penalty on the final grade. Honor code: Students are encouraged to work together on discussing papers, but must submit an independent write-up of their final paper. Note: The instructor reserves the right to make changes to this syllabus. Schedule: Week 1 – Introductions/welcome/ice-breakers. Discussion of genomic islands of speciation focusing on Cruikshank and Hahn 2014 and Turner et al. 2005, classics in evolutionary genomics. Choose papers/topics for the rest of the semester. Possible examples: 1. Kreitman’83 see also this by Casey Bergman on 30th anniversary of paper. 2. Price 1970 & Queller 1992 . 3. Mayr ’47 . 4. Kettlewell 1955 accompanied by Majerus 2009 . 5. excerpts from Waddington’s “The strategy of the genes” 1957 on the & 6. Excerpt of Clausen, Keck, & Hiesey 1940 & their 1939. 7. On the origins of reinforcement,Dobzhansky 1940 paired with Noor’s . 1999 8. Felsenstein 1985 paired with Pennell’s book review. 9. Charlesworth, Lande, & Slatkin 1982 .
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