Instructor: U Ramakrishnan, S Quader
Time: M 11:30AM - 1:00PM, LH2; WF 2:00PM - 3:30PM LH3
Duration of the course:
1st Jan 2010 to 16th Apr 2010
Days: Mon, Wed, Fri
Credits: 3 (Basic)
Course Outline:

Biological diversity Evidence for evolution through the fossil record. Macroevolution. Evolution above the species level. Adaptation and the adaptationist approach to studying behaviour ecology and life-history. Evolution and variation across space. Micro evolutionary processes. The theory of natural selection. Evolution of phenotypic variation and the relevance of evolution and its study in human society. Species co-evolution, evolution and development. Genome evolution.

Course Term: Jan Term - 2010
Course Year: 2009/2010