Status
A
Activity
SEM
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Theoretical Population Biology
Term
2024C
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
401
Section ID
BIOL5517401
Course number integer
5517
Meeting times
TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM
Level
graduate
Instructors
Erol Akcay
Description
Introduction to basic theoretical tools to study the evolutionary and ecological dynamics of populations. Topics to be discussed include: basic population dynamics and population genetics theory, evolutionary game theory/adaptive dynamics, social evolution (kin selection/multilevel selection), life-history evolution, and stochastic models. Other topics may be added based on the specific interests of students in the class.
Course number only
5517
Cross listings
BIOL4517401
Use local description
No