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BIOL 481 A: Experimental Evolutionary Ecology

Autumn 2025
Meeting:
TTh 3:30pm - 4:50pm
SLN:
11792
Section Type:
Lecture
Instructor:
Course Comments:
COVERS EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY BEHAVIOR ACROSS DIVERSE BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. SUSTAINED FOCUS ON MICROBIAL ORGANISMS AND TOPICS THAT IMPACT PUBLIC HEALTH (EVOLUTION OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE, PATHOGEN VIRULENCE, HOST-PATHOGEN COEVOLUTION)
Catalog Description:
Explores experimentally approachable questions in ecology and evolution through lectures, laboratory, and field experiments. Topics may include evolution of bacterial antibiotic resistance, the evolution of virulence, seed predation, plant biodiversity, and others. Prerequisite: either BIOL 180, BIOL 240, B BIO 180, or T BIOL 120. Offered: A.
GE Requirements Met:
Natural Sciences (NSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
January 30, 2026 - 9:39 am