Sebastien Wielgoss: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2021 |
| Name | Dr. Sebastien Wielgoss |
| Address | Professur f. Evolutionsbiologie ETH Zürich, CHN J 11 Universitätstrasse 16 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 632 76 23 |
| sebastien.wielgoss@env.ethz.ch | |
| URL | https://sites.google.com/site/sebsurinternet |
| Department | Environmental Systems Science |
| Relationship | Lecturer |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701-0245-00L | Evolutionary Analysis | 2 credits | 2V | S. Wielgoss, G. Velicer | |
| Abstract | This course introduces important questions about the evolutionary processes involved in the generation and maintenance of biological diversity across all domains of life and how evolutionary science investigates these questions. | ||||
| Learning objective | This course introduces important questions about the evolutionary processes involved in the generation and maintenance of biological diversity across all domains of life and how evolutionary science investigates these questions. The topics covered range from different forms of selection, phylogenetic analysis, population genetics, life history theory, the evolution of sex, social evolution to human evolution. These topics are important for the understanding of a number of evolutionary problems in the basic and applied sciences. | ||||
| Content | Topics likely to be covered in this course include research methods in evolutionary biology, adaptation, evolution of sex, evolutionary transitions, human evolution, infectious disease evolution, life history evolution, macroevolution, mechanisms of evolution, phylogenetic analysis, population dynamics, population genetics, social evolution, speciation and types of selection. | ||||
| Literature | Textbook: Evolutionary Analysis Scott Freeman and Jon Herron 5th Edition, English. | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | The exam is based on lecture and textbook. | ||||