Integrative Principles (IP)
Fall 2009
(ZOO 6005)

IP presents an integrative approach to fundamental principles of ecology, evolution, comparative biology (including physiology, behavior, genetics, and molecular biology) for first-year graduate students in Biology (students in other departments also are welcome). The course is not organized by these disciplines, but rather as modules that bring together elements from several disciplines. Specific subjects of the modules vary from year to year.  The goal is to promote integrative approaches to biology, emphasizing commonalities and differences among processes and systems by concentrating on biological principles, concepts, approaches, and ways of thinking that can span a variety of taxa, regions, or specific phenomena.

• Who: 
• Coordinator: Craig Osenberg (627 Bartram Hall; offices hours: just come by or email)
• Teaching assistant: Matthew Smith (316 Bartram Hall)
• Modules and leaders:
• Craig Osenberg (Inference)
• Gordon Burleigh (Phylogenetic synthesis)
• Ben Bolker (Biological dynamics: HIV)
• Kaoru Kitajima (Functional integration of traits)
• Guest stars:
  • a diverse cast of students and faculty
• Where:
  • 521 Carr (and sometimes in the Larry R. McEdward Computer Teaching Lab, 611 Carr Hall)
• When:
  • MW periods 4-5 (10:40-12:35), F periods 4-6 (10:40-1:40)

Other information:

• Syllabus
• Tips for reading scientific papers
• Review paper info (and how to remove your ID info from word and pdf documents)
• Peer review notes
• TREE instructions to authors

Last revised: 01 November 2009 (CWO)