Evolution and Marine Diversity
Course Dates
Prerequisites
None. This course is limited to 25 students who are either: a) matriculated students at Cornell, UNH or at any 4-year college or university; or b) incoming freshmen who will arrive at Cornell or UNH in fall 2016.
Equivalent Note
Cornell students: this course is equivalent to BioEE 1780.
Cornell students, this course fulfills the following requirements (just like BioEE 1780):
- Biology Majors: Evolutionary Biology and Diversity core requirement
- Recommended biology course for the Science of Earth Systems major Intro Bio requirement for Biological Engineering students.
Course Description
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Evolution and Marine Diversity "EMD" students learning from their TA in Palmer-Kinne Lab. (photo by Jan Factor) |
Patterns of diversity and processes of evolution. Topics include the diversity of life, the fossil record, macroevolutionary patterns, the genetics and developmental basis of evolutionary change, processes at the population level, evolution by natural selection, modes of speciation, long-term trends in evolution, and human evolution. Field exercises and laboratory work are emphasized.
"This course is a unique blend of small class size, field and lab work, and incredible opportunities including the whale watching and intertidal projects. There is a great emphasis on marine organisms, and the best opportunity to work with them in the field as you learn about them. You work closely with the staff, and even get a taste of the socratic method thanks to the small class size." -(Anthony Teng, SML '16, Cornell '18)
Faculty
Director Paleontological Research Instituition at the Museum of the Earth; Hunter R. Rawlings III Professor of Paleontology at Cornell University
Professor, School of Natural and Social Science, Purchase College SUNY
Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University
