COEVOLUTION - Biol.508, Fall 2002
Dr. Kathy S. Williams

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        By examining the concept of "coevolution," this course should help to improve your understanding of interspecific interactions, such as predation, parasitism, competition, pollination, and mimicry. This course will also demonstrate the essential link between ecology and evolution. Preparation for the course are the prerequisites Biology 352 and Biology 354, courses in Genetics & Evolution and Ecology.

Objectives of the course include being able to ...

1. ... identify conceptual differences among interspecific interactions

2. ... define how coevolution differs from evolution

3. ... explain how common coevolutionary interactions may be

4. ... predict situations in which we may find coevolving species

(more general objectives are listed on page 5, under item 2 of this syllabus)

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