BIOL 415 - Evolution

1. Integrate effective composition and communication skills, and critical analysis and use of information to explain and criticize papers published in the primary scientific literature.
2. Describe scientific evidence of evolution based on the fossil record, molecular biology, comparative anatomy, physiology, and behavior.
3. Explain the roles of mutation, genetic drift, gene flow, and natural selection in bringing about evolutionary change within populations.
4. Explain various mechanisms through which new species can arise.
5. Construct and interpret phylogenies.