Please buy your copy of the Ecobeaker "manual" from the Bio office.
The Ecobeaker program can be found on the Hofstra server in the Calkins, Hammer
& Weller labs. You'll have to go there to do the assigments. More on this
in class.
Note error in syllabus: reading for February
12th should be Chapter 3!
If you're having problems viewing the PDF files, it might be because you
do not have Adobe Acrobat reader, the required plug-in to view these files.
Click here for
a free download. Mac users: for some reason Netscape works better than
Explorer for gaining access to our password protected folder of lectures.
Study Skills Workshop! The Advisement
Office offers a study skills workshop, Fridays 2-4 in Davison 15 (basement).
In order to attend, you MUST preregister by calling the Advisement
Office at 463-6770 or stop by their office.
The National Academy of Sciences report "On
Being a Scientist" can be found here. On the left of the page,
select either "open book format" or "html" to read
this important document (great if you're considering a career in science).
Hot Links for lecture
General information
Student companion website for your textbook, Evolutionary
Analysis Please DO VISIT THIS SITE ASAP! There are self quizzes, reviews,
and really, really great links ("destinations") that will help you
understand and appreciate evolutionary biology.
On the Origin
of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured
Races in the Struggle for Life, by Charles Darwin, 1859 (yes, that is the
real, full title). The full text is available from this site.
Just for fun, check out the
Naked Mole Rat Camera at the National Zoo!
General topics, introductions, and statements about
evolution and evolutionary ecology
A general introduction to evolutionary
biology that I encourage everyone to read.
Evolution, Science and Society: Evolutionary Biology and the National
Research Agenda. A white paper that defines the challenges and opportunities
facing the study of evolution, as presented by experts from several major
scientific societies. These links will take you to an introduction,
the executive
summary, or the full
document.
A University of Toronto biochemist's web
site on evolution with an excellent and well organized set of links to
various evolutionary topics, from fossils to history to molecules.
The tree of
life from the University of Arizona, an overview of of organismal diversity,
arranged as an evolutionary tree, with dynamite links, graphics, and information
on everything from bacteria to trees to man.
Information
about evolution, religion, and "special creationism" if you're struggling with
this issue
Voices
for evolution, a collection of statements by religious, educational, scientific
and civil liberties organizations which address the evolution / special creationist
issue
Talk.origins, a website devoted
to promoting dialogue about the physical origins of the universe and biological
origins of life.
National Science Board Statement
on Action of the Kansas Board of Education on Evolution
Scientific American-Current
Issue-Past issues
(an index of past articles)Explore!
(breaking stories of the week)Exhibits
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