BIO 528 - Evolutionary Ecology

4 credits
Natural selection theory applied to diverse problems in evolutionary biology including the levels of selection, adaptation and optimality models, kin selection, recognition systems, cooperation and altruism among non-relatives, co-evolution, mutualism and parasitism, specialization, sex ratio evolution, genetic conflicts, the evolution of sex, sexual selection, parental care, life history evolution, game theory and animal contests, group living and social organization in birds and mammals. This course is dual-listed with BIO 428 in the undergraduate catalog.