T Dec. 5 -- Last class: review of course, the future of infectious disease

WEEK 1

T Aug. 26 -- Hand out syllabus, introductions http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/2006_lectures/ecol409.2008.lecture1.ppt
R Aug. 28 -- Course Overview

WEEK 2

T Sep. 2 -- A brief introduction to evolutionary thinking http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/2006_lectures/ecol409.2008.lecture2.ppt

• Readings: Handout by Stearns.
  

R Sep. 4 -- A brief introduction to evolutionary thinking, cont'd; The central role of parasites in evolution

• Readings: http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/haldane49.pdf
• http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/hamilton.pdf
• http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/hamiltonzuk.pdf

WEEK 3

T Sep. 9 -- The central role of parasites in evolution, cont'd http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/2006_lectures/ecol409.2008.lecture3.ppt

• Readings: same as Sept. 4

R Sep. 11 -- Introduction to phylogenetics

• Readings: http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/baldauf03.pdf

WEEK 4

T Sep. 16 -- Phylogenetics, cont'd 

R Sep. 18 -- Phylogenetics, cont'd http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/ecol409.2008.lecture4.ppt

• Readings http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/baum05.pdf
• http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/baum_treethinking_test.pdf

WEEK 5

M Sep. 22 Special review session with TA Joel Wertheim, PAS 414 at 4:30 on Monday Sept. 22nd

T Sep. 23 -- Midterm 1