Review for Exam 1
(this page is still in progress, so keep coming back between now and the exam)

Topics: links to online resources are provided
Readings: Chapter 6 in Ricklefs (Evolution and Adaptation) or Chapter 4 in Molles (Population Genetics and Natural Selection), plus the online readings linked below.

Introductory Concepts:
   Levels of Learning (how this relates to exams)
    Interaction (statistical concept, and how it applies to biological phenomena)
   Scientific Method (how this applies to asking and answering scientific questions; Philosophy of Science)
    Tinbergen's 4 Levels of Phenotypic Analysis (the levels and examples of their application)

Darwin's Natural Selection (understanding the logical sequence of steps, the underlying quantitative genetics and population biology, and being able to apply this to new situations)

Natural Selection (kinds of selection, examples)

Speciation (allopatric, but also see sympatric and parapatric; isolating mechanisms; effects of reproductive isolation versus gene flow)

Genetics of Speciation in Monkeyflowers: text, slides

Adaptive Radiation in the Hawaiian Silverswords: text, slides