Evolution and adaptation through natural selection. Concepts and application based on faunal life goals of habitat survival, food acquisition, predator avoidance, and reproduction. Topics include: speciation, mutation, co-evolution, symbiosis, pollination, cannibalism, parasitism, eusociality, and sexual and parental conflict. Essays, debates, and reading required.  A course for non-science students in all years and disciplines.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Science course
Breadth Requirement: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

2011-2012 Course Coordinator: TBA