BIOL 399 - Evolution

4 credits
This course examines the principles of organic evolution and the patterns generated by evolutionary processes. Topics include: hypothesis testing in evolutionary biology, origins of variation and novelty, natural selection, molecular evolution, evolutionary development, speciation, and major transitions in evolutionary history. 3 lecture and one 2-hour lab periods.

Prerequisite(s) or corequisite(s): Prerequisite or may be taken concurrently: BIOL 288, or permission of instructor.
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None