BIOL 3133 - Evolution and Ecology (3 Credit Hours)

Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
An introduction to major principles of evolution and ecology. This course covers the origin and maintenance of genetic variation, genetic change in populations over time (microevolutionary processes of selection, drift, and gene flow), and taxonomic diversification (macroevolutionary process of speciation). Students will see how this evolution and diversification are shaped by ecological interactions between organisms and their abiotic and biotic environment. These ecological interactions will be studied at the population, community, and ecosystem levels.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L and CHEM 1211K or CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L.