Readings
As the course progresses, we will post papers we find interesting or that we
specifically mention in class.
From class
What I'd Like to Know About 2105. A provocative reflection on the past and future of science.
On the Law which has Regulated the Introduction of New Species. Wallace’s Sarawak Law, i.e. new species evolve from existing ones, rather than simply materializing de novo.
Nextstrain.org. Tracking the evolution of pathogens and the abundance of mutants over time.
E. coli Long Term Evolution Experiment. Over 75,000 generations of E. coli growth.
Life-History Evolution in Guppies: 2. Repeatability of held Observations and the Effects of Season on Life Histories. Fish were removed from their home lakes and placed into different lakes downstream, resulting in changes in color and size.
Divergence, Convergence, and the Ancestry of Feral Populations in the Domestic Rock Pigeon. A study of the phylogeny of domestic pigeons.
