Evolution

Evolution is considered to be the central unifying theory of biology. This course will address several questions: What is the classical and modern evidence for evolution, what are the mechanisms for evolutionary change, and how do evolutionary biologists pose questions and study evolutionary processes? Topics will include biogeography, comparative anatomy and physiology, evolutionary development, comparative genomics, pathogen evolution, the origins of multicellularity, and the use of cladistics to make phylogenic inferences. Offered fall of even years.