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654-205 Biological Evolution | |
Note | This subject, in its present form, will not be offered after 1999. |
Credit Points | 6.25 |
Coordinator | Dr D Young |
Prerequisites | Biology 600-141 and 600-142 (Before 1996: 600-101). |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | 24 lectures (two a week) |
Subject Description | By the end of this subject students should have a clear understanding, at an introductory level:
The subject provides an introduction to evolution as a basis for explaining the distribution of species in space and time; geographic variation and adaptive radiation; the nature of evolutionary change; natural selection and adaptation. |
Assessment | A 2-hour end-of-semester written examination; essay work of up to 1200 words. |
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