Seminars in Evolutionary Theory

Seminars in Evolutionary Theory



Contents

To discuss the nature of formal theoretical models in population biology

Theories of evolutionary dynamics based on phenotypic descriptions will be exposed and discussed. Emphasis will be on theories based on fitness maximization or game theory and the population genetic foundations of these methods.

Qualifications: Knowledge of population biology



Teaching curriculum

3 hrs. of lectures and student seminars per week for 10 weeks



ECTS-credits

5



Semester

Spring of even numbered years