Objectives-
To provide a course on evolutionary biology that introduces students to the major principles of evolutionary theory, and ranges from the origins of life, through the evolution of animals to the evolution of behaviour.
· Adaptations and Fossils
· Study of Dinosaurs, Phylogeny of horse.
· Geological division of earth crust
· Population genetics and evolution of man
· Zoogeographical distribution and Continental drift
Learning outcomes-
After studying this course, students will be able to:
1. Understand the evidence that living species share descent from common ancestry and how this fact explains the traits of living species
2. understand that evolution entails changes in the genetic composition of populations
3. understand the source of genetic variation and how it is shaped in the absence of selection (Hardy-Weinberg; genetic drift)
4. understand the concept of fitness and how heritable differences in fitness result in natural selection
5. Describe the extinction of Dinosaurs, evolution of horse, Describe the Geological division of earth crust, Population genetics and evolution of man and Zoogeographical distribution and Continental drift
Chemical origin of Life
Lamarckism & Darwinism
Neo- Lamarckism & Neo-Darwinism
Variation Isolationand Speciation Adaptations Fossils, imperfection of fossil record |
Study of Extinct forms: Dinosaurs, Archaeopteryx
Phylogeny of horse.
Geological Time Scale
Population genetics.
Macro and microevolution: Evolution of Man.
Links:
[1] https://zoology.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/evolution-0
[2] https://zoology.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2019-2020