Subsections
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- Introduction to Evolutionary Biology: A brief history of Evolutionary
Thought, Darwinism, The nature of Natural Selection.
- The Genetics of Populations: The Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium, Forces of
evolutionary Change- Selection, Mutation, Migration, Random Genetic
Drift, Non-random Mating.
- Adaptation: What is adaptation? Approaches to studying adaptation-
Comparative methods, Phenotypic manipulation, Experimental Evolution.
- Evolution of Life Histories: Evolution of Aging, Development,
Fecundity and Body size. Trade-offs and constraints.
- Evolution of Sex: The Origin and maintenance of Sexual reproduction,
Sexual Dimorphism and sex roles, Sexual selection, Sexual conflict.
Evolution of Social Behaviour: Evolution of Altruism Eusociality
Conflict and co-operation
- Evolution and Development: Homeotic genes, Pattern formation,
Diversification Homology
- Evolution and Human life: Evolution of Humans, Evolution and Human
Behaviour, Evolution and Human Health
- Evolutionary History of Life on Earth: Origin of Life, Pre-cambrian
evolution, Cambrian Explosion and future radiation.
- S. Freeman and J. C. Herron, Evolutionary Analysis, 4th Edn.,
Benjamin-Cummings (2007).
- D. J. Futuyma, Evolution, 2nd Edn., Sinauer Associates Inc.
(2009).
