Evolutionary Biology WF-OB-BEWOL
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Biological and non-biological repolicators. Genes, cells and organisms. Levels of natural selection. Group and individual selection. Conflicts and cooperation between genes. Selfish gene. Fitness. Inclusive fitness. Variability. Neutral evolutrions and stochastic elements in nevolution. Mutations. Genetic derift.
Sexual reproduction. Basic hypothesis of its evolution. Sexual selection. Differences in reproductive strategies of males and females. Proportion of sexes. Hypotheses for equal proportion. Explanations for not equal proportions. Kin selection. Cooperation between related organisms. Evolution of social insects.Cooperation between unrelated individuals. Reciprocal altruism. Prison’s dilemma.Conflicts between animals. Evolutionary stable strategy.Evolution of life strategies. Trade off between different life functions. Optimal age and body size at reproduction. Evolution of death.
Origin of life. Basic hypotheses. Biological hypotheses and creationism. Some theological problems connected with origin of life. Species. Basic definitions. Speciation – basic mechanisms. History of life on Earth. Most important adaptations in the history of life. Mass extinctions.
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Learning outcomes
Understanding reasons and ways of evolutionary processes. Possibility of applaying evolutionary explanations. Understanding of relation between evolutionary biology and ecology.
Assessment criteria
Written test.
Bibliography
Dzik J. 2021. Ewolucja. Twórcza moc selekcji. Wydawnictwa UW.
Futyma D. J. 1998. Evolutionary biology. Sinauer Publishers
Krzanowska H., Łomnicki A., Rafiński J., Szarski H., Szymura J. 2002. Zarys mechanizmów ewolucji. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa
Łomnicki A. 2012. Ekologia ewolucyjna. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.
Maynard Smith J., Szatmáry E. 2000. Tajemnice przełomów w ewolucji. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa.
Ridley M. 1993. Evolution. Blackwell Scientific Publication.
Stearns S. C., Hoekstra R. F. 2005. Evolution. An introduction. Oxford University Press.
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