| Due date | Section 2 Assignments |
| Due 16 February 2011 | Read article on the origin of syphilis and answer these questions |
| Due 18 February 2011 | Pick your own phylogenetic analysis and study it |
| Due 2 March 2011 | Sickle-Cell article: Read first and last sections, skim middle two sections of Estimation of relative fitnesses... and answer these questions |
| Due 4 March 2011 | Stickleback article (for discussion): Read the stickleback article. Bring it with you to class on Friday and bring these answers for discussion... |
| Day | Slides |
| 1 | 11 February 2011: Modern tree-building algorithms and the meaning of bootstrap support |
| 2 | 14 February 2011: Finishing bootstraps; The Importance of Mutation |
| 3 | 16 February 2011: Mutations (general features) |
| 4 | 18 February 2011: Mutations (specific studies/examples) |
| 5 | 21 February 2011: Mutations (mutations in "switches" and gene duplication)--we will look at a couple of these slides on Wednesday |
| 6 | 23 February 2011: Mutations (duplication, co-option, epigenetics, conclusions) |
| 7 | 25 February 2011: Natural selection and fitness |
| 8 | 28 February 2011: Sexual selection |
| 9 | 2 March 2011: Sickle cell discussion and Why do females prefer "flashy"? |
| 10 | 4 March 2011: Sexual selection wrapup; Discussion of sticklebacks; Exam Review--Test scheduled for Monday, March 7, 2011 |