Biology 352 - Animal Evolution

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Colgate University

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D. McHugh This seminar involves critical discussions of recent advances in developmental biology, paleontology, molecular systematics, and comparative morphology that are challenging traditional views of animal evolution. Topics include the genetic basis for changes in animal body plans, the phylogeny of invertebrate groups based on analyses of molecular and morphological data, the evolution of social behavior, and the possibility that the Cambrian explosion was one of fossils, not taxa. In addition to reading and discussing primary literature, students are required to provide written critiques of the papers they read and to give oral presentations. Prerequisite: BIOL 211 or GEOL 315, or permission of instructor.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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