Introduction to the ability to speciate into biologically diverse forms via microevolutionary processes; literature on the origin of species beginning with Darwin and continuing through contemporary work; overview of several major topics in speciation with special emphasis on the genetics of speciation in this genomic era. Prerequisites: GENE 603 and BIOL 610 or BIOL 466, or equivalent. Cross Listing: VIBS 676 and GENE 676 Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Introduction to the ability to speciate into biologically diverse forms via microevolutionary processes; literature on the origin of species beginning with Darwin and continuing through contemporary work; overview of several major topics in speciation with special emphasis on the genetics of speciation in this genomic era. Prerequisites: GENE 603 and BIOL 610 or BIOL 466, or equivalent. Cross Listing: VIBS 676 and GENE 676 Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
