Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

EEB 502 Fundamental Concepts in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior I Advanced discussions of ecology, evolution, and behavior focus on 50 fundamental papers. Ecological topics include dynamics and structure of populations, communities, ecosystems, and conservation biology. Behavioral topics include instinct and learning, social behavior, physiological ecology, and the evolution of behavior. Evolutionary topics include speciation, evolutionary and quantitative genetics, molecular evolution, evolutionary stable strategies, and evolution of development. (These are core courses)

EEB 504 Fundamental Concepts in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior II Advanced discussions of ecology, evolution, and behavior focus on 50 fundamental papers. This course continues the discussion of EEB 502, q.v. The two courses are offered in alternate years, and may be taken in either order. Two meetings per week early in the term; one later. (This is a core course.)

EEB 506 Responsible Conduct in Research (Half-Term) This course will cover the essential topics of what constitutes responsible conduct in research.

EEB 507 Recent Research in Population Biology Systematic reviews of recent literature in areas of ecology, evolution, and animal behavior are made. The general survey of literature is supplemented with detailed discussion of selected research papers of unusual importance and significance. (This is a core course.)

EEB 521 Tropical Ecology Intensive three-week field course undertaken in January or February in a suitable tropical locality. There are readings, discussions, and individual projects. The content and location are varied to suit the needs of the participants. Students provide their own travel funds. (This is a core course.)

EEB 522 Colloquium on the Biology of Populations Discussion of the central problems of population biology and approaches that have proved fruitful. Topics ranging throughout ecology, evolution, biogeography, and population genetics are usually related to presentations by visiting speakers and students.

EEB 524 Topics in Evolution Discussion of current topics in evolutionary biology, ranging from historical processes inferred from the fossil record to microevolution demonstrated by observation and experiment. Topics vary from year to year, depending on current controversial issues.

EEB 527 Topics in Evolution (Half-Term) This seminar explores the genetic and functional basis of pigmentation, exploring primary literature to understand the molecular pathways and phenotype impacts upon genetic and regulatory perturbations. Further, it expands to explore how this phenotype functions in an ecological framework (e.g. natural and sexual selection) alongside of biomedical implications of these same pigmentation genes (e.g. immunity). Students read and present papers central to pigmentation genetics and ecology. Class meets once a week to present and discuss the selected readings.

EEB 528 Topics in Conservation (Half-Term) This half-term topics course offers students exposure to current issues in conservation across the globe. Faculty choose compelling and topical issues that introduce students to the "big" questions in the area, the salient issues under contention, the techniques used to answer the questions, and appropriate case studies that illustrate successes and failures in conservation action.

EEB 531 Advanced Vertebrate Biology Topics vary from year to year depending on the instructor's and the students' special interests and may include patterns of reproduction relating to breeding seasons, delayed births, parental care, mating, ovulatory cycles, age of sexual maturity, and viviparity.

EEB 533 Topics in Ecology Discussion of the growing points in population and community ecology is held. Topics vary from year to year and include such subjects as the regulation of population numbers, the organization of communities, conservation, and the variation in ecological processes at different spatial and temporal scales.

EEB 534 Topics in Ecology (Half-Term) Discussion of the growing points in population and community ecology is held. Topics vary from year to year and include such subjects as the regulation of population numbers, the organization of communities, conservation, and the variation in ecological processes at different spatial and temporal scales.

QCB 515 Method and Logic in Quantitative Biology (also

PHY 570

WWS 586B Topics in Science Technology and Environmental Policy (also

EEB 516