Human Variation and Evolution
156-301
Spring, 2005
Lecture Bolton B56
Labs Sabin 149/165
Dr. T.R. Turner
Office: Sabin 125B
Hours: W 1:30-3pm
Phone: 229-4613
Email: trudy@uwm.edu
TA Steven Heslip
sjheslip@uwm.edu 229-4019
This class is both a lecture and a laboratory class. There will be three exams. The exams are not
cumulative.
All laboratory assignments will be handed in. Points will be taken off for late assignments. Lab
assignments will begin in class and can be completed at home. They are due the week after the
work begins in class.
Each exam and the total grade for lab assignments will count for 1/4 of the final grade.
Required Texts:
Molnar, S. Human Variation 4th ed. Prentice Hall, NJ
Wolfe,L.D.,L.S.Lieberman and D.L. Hutchinson
Physical Anthropology Laboratory
Textbook 5th ed. Contemporary,NC
R. Lewin and R. Foley Principles of Human Evolution Blackwell
January 25
Introduction
Molnar - Ch. 2
February 1
Mendelian Genetics
Wolfe - Ch. 1
February 8
Population Genetics
Molnar - Ch. 2
Wolfe - Ch. 2
February 15 Molecular Genetics
Wolfe - Ch. 2b
February 22 Evolutionary Theory
Poirier – Ch.2 and 3
Wolfe - Ch. 3
Wolfe - Ch. 5-15
March 1
Evolutionary Theory
Species Concept
March 8
First Exam
March 15
Race in Homo sapiens
Biochemical Variation
March 22
Spring Break
Molnar Ch. 1
Molnar Ch.5
Molnar – Ch. 3 and 4
Wolfe - Ch. 4, 7
Molnar – Ch 5
Wolfe – Ch. 5-3
March 29
Human Variation
April 5
Growth and Development
Case Studies
April 12
Behavior Genetics
Molnar - Ch. 6
Wolfe - Ch. 6
Molnar - Ch. 7
Poirier – Ch.4
April 18 Second Exam
April 26 Australopithecines
Poirier – Ch 1, 7, 8, 9
Wolfe - Ch. 10
May 3 Models of early hominind behaviour H. erectus
Poirier, Ch 10, 11
Wolfe - Ch. 11a
May 10 Emergence of modern H. sapiens
Poirier – Ch. 12, 13, 14
Wolfe - Ch. 11b
The future of H. sapiens
Molnar - Ch. 8
Final exam – Tuesday, May 17 12:30-2:30