ESPM 24__________

Discussions on Evolutionary Biology

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Reading Assignments for Spring Semester 2008

23-Jan
Introduction
30-Jan
Spieth, P. T.  1990. Evolutionary biology and the study of human nature.  pp. 205-224. In J. Miller and K. McCall (eds.), The Church and Contemporary Cosmology, Carnegie Mellon University Press, Pittsburgh.
6-Feb
Gould, S. J. 1987. Darwinism defined: the difference between fact aynd theory.  Discover (January) 64-70.
13-Feb
Maynard Smith, J. 1984. Science and Myth. Natural History 93(11): 10-24.
20-Feb
Miller, K. R. 1994. Life's Grand Design. Technology Review (February/March) 97(2): 24-32.
27-Feb
Gray, J. and W. Shear.  1992.  Early life on land.  American Scientist 80(5): 444 - 456
5-Mar
Kabnick, K. S. and D. A. Peattie,  1991.  Giardia:  A Missing Link between Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. American Scientist 79: 34-43
12-Mar
Morey, D. F. 1994. The Early Evolution of the Domestic Dog. American Scientist  82: 336-47.
19-Mar
Diamond, J. M.   1994.  Spacious skies and tilted axes.  Natural History 103(5): 16-23.
26 Mar
SPRING BREAK
2-Apr
Gould, F. 1991.  The evolutionary potential of crop pests.  American Scientist 79: 496-507.
9-Apr
Diamond, J. M.  1988. Founding fathers and mothers.  Natural History 6/88: 10-15.
16-Apr
Gould, S. J.  1991.  Opus 200. Natural History 8/91: 12-18.
23-Apr

Gillespie, R. 2005. The Ecology and Evolution of Hawaiian Spider Communities. American Scientist 93: 122-132.

30-Apr
Lewin, R.  1996.  Evolution's new heretics.  Natural History 105(5): 12-17.
7-May
Sigmon, B. A.  1993.  Physical anthropology in socialist Europe.  American Scientist 81: 130-139.

 

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