BIOL 693
 Modern Synthesis of Evolution , Spring 2006, 2.0 credits  
  *Cross-listed with Philosophy 693  
     
Week
 Readings
Chapters
   
1
 The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection (1930) - R. A. Fisher
I-V
  The Evolutionary Synthesis: Perspectives on the Unification of Biology (1980) - Ernst Mayr & William B. Provine
Prologue
   
2
 The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection (1930) - R. A. Fisher
VI-XII
  The Evolutionary Synthesis: Perspectives on the Unification of Biology (1980) - Ernst Mayr & William B. Provine
1
     
3 The Causes of Evolution (1932) - J.B.S. Haldane
I-VI
  The Evolutionary Synthesis: Perspectives on the Unification of Biology (1980) - Ernst Mayr & William B. Provine
2 & pp. 424-452
     
4 The Causes of Evolution (1932) - J.B.S. Haldane
Appendix
  The Evolutionary Synthesis: Perspectives on the Unification of Biology (1980) - Ernst Mayr & William B. Provine
3
     
5 Systematics and the Origin of Species (1942) - Ernst Mayr
I-IV
  The Evolutionary Synthesis: Perspectives on the Unification of Biology (1980) - Ernst Mayr & William B. Provine
4
     
6 Systematics and the Origin of Species (1942) - Ernst Mayr
V-VII
  The Evolutionary Synthesis: Perspectives on the Unification of Biology (1980) - Ernst Mayr & William B. Provine
5
     
7 Systematics and the Origin of Species (1942) - Ernst Mayr
VIII-X
  The Evolutionary Synthesis: Perspectives on the Unification of Biology (1980) - Ernst Mayr & William B. Provine
413-423
     
8 Tempo and Mode in Evolution (1944) - George Gaylord Simpson
III-IV, VI-VII
  The Evolutionary Synthesis: Perspectives on the Unification of Biology (1980) - Ernst Mayr & William B. Provine
6, 452-463
     
9 The Dechronization of Sam Magruder (1996) - George Gaylord Simpson all
     
10 Genetics of the Evolutionary Process (1970) - Theodosius Dobzhansky
1-3
  The Evolutionary Synthesis: Perspectives on the Unification of Biology (1980) - Ernst Mayr & William B. Provine
7
   
11 Genetics of the Evolutionary Process (1970) - Theodosius Dobzhansky
4-6
  The Evolutionary Synthesis: Perspectives on the Unification of Biology (1980) - Ernst Mayr & William B. Provine
8
   
12 Genetics of the Evolutionary Process (1970) - Theodosius Dobzhansky
7-9
  The Evolutionary Synthesis: Perspectives on the Unification of Biology (1980) - Ernst Mayr & William B. Provine
13
   
13 Genetics of the Evolutionary Process (1970) - Theodosius Dobzhansky
10-12
  The Evolutionary Synthesis: Perspectives on the Unification of Biology (1980) - Ernst Mayr & William B. Provine
14
 
Instructors:

Kevin G. McCracken
Institute of Arctic Biology &
Department of Biology and Wildlife
228 West Ridge Research Bldg.
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775
Tel. (907) 474-6419 Rm. 228 WRRB
email: fnkgm@uaf.edu
 

Eduardo Wilner
Philosophy and Humanities Department
601C Gruening
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775
Tel. (907) 474-7343
email: ffemw@uaf.edu
 
Books:
The Evolutionary Synthesis: Perspectives on the Unification of Biology (1980) - Ernst Mayr & William B. Provine
The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection (1930) - R. A. Fisher
The Causes of Evolution (1932) - J.B.S. Haldane
Systematics and the Origin of Species (1942) - Ernst Mayr
Tempo and Mode in Evolution (1944) - George Gaylord Simpson
The Dechronization of Sam Magruder (1996) - George Gaylord Simpson
Genetics of the Evolutionary Process (1970) - Theodosius Dobzhansky
 
Office Hours:
Monday & Wednesday 3:30 to 4:30 pm or by appointment