Lectures

1.  Jan. 19  (D. Fitch) Introduction:  historical perspective and major questions (lecture)

2.  Jan. 26  (R. DeSalle) Alignment & phylogenetic inference (lecture & lab)

3.  Feb. 2  (R. Borowsky) Phylogenetic biogeography and evolution of cave adaptation (lecture & discussion)

4.  Feb. 9  (C. Desplan) Evolution of the Hox gene cluster and metazoan anteroposterior patterning (lecture & discussion)

5.  Feb. 16  (D. Fitch) Evolutionary changes in Bauplan and the Hox genes (discussion)

6.  Feb. 23   (D. Fitch) Evolution of animal Bauplan, continued (discussion)
     PAPER TOPIC DUE!

7.  Mar. 2  (D. Fitch) Evolution of vertebrate limbs:  co-option of common mechanisms in "serially homologous" organs (lecture & discussion)

8.  Mar. 9  (D. Fitch) Evolutionary "switch" in the dorsoventral axis in the evolution of deuterostomes (lecture & discussion)

9.  Mar. 23  (D. Fitch) Evolution of regulatory gene circuitry:  Evolution of nematode vulval development (lecture & discussion)

10.  Mar. 30  (D. Fitch) Evolution of nematode vulva and gonad development (lecture & discussion)
     SUBMIT PAPERS TO REVIEWERS!

11.  Apr. 6 (K. Cameron) Evolution of plant inflorescence patterning (lecture & discussion)
     RETURN REVIEWS TO AUTHORS!

12.  Apr. 13 (K. Cameron) Field trip to the New York Botanical Gardens

13.  Apr. 20   (D. Fitch) Using the candidate gene approach:  Evolution of the nematode male tail (lecture & discussion)
     FINAL REVISIONS OF PAPERS DUE!

14.  Apr. 27   STUDENT PRESENTATIONS [click here for guidelines]

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