A Detailed Listing of Readings For Boag 2012 Lectures in BIOL103

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Here is a breakdown of how sections in Brooker et al. relate to my lectures. Readings are grouped into those that are directly related to the lectures (you must know these), less important material that is reviewed for background and general concepts, and some material we omit. I have also listed the figures and tables that you should understand well or can safely ignore. If a figure or table is NOT listed as 'important' and is also NOT listed as 'omit', then you should understand the basic ideas illustrated by the figure/table but not details. NOTE: I have tried to identify key readings here, but there will always be a few pages or figures related to my lectures that I miss; ultimately it is up to students to identify the material they wish to focus on when preparing for the final exam.

We do not expect you to memorize every detail of examples in readings or lectures. However, each example is provided to illustrate a general point. We expect you to identify the general concepts embodied in the examples and to be able to apply those general concepts to other examples and scenarios.

This table is fairly complete now but may change with corrections and lecture updates. Check this table for final updates before studying for the final exam.

(** Most recent update: March 20, 2012 **)

Chapters & corresponding lectures

Text directly related to lectures

Other required reading, videos etc.

Important text Figures & Tables

Items of less importance or omitted (as indicated)

Chapter 1
Lecture 1, 2

• pp. 1-19 background for lectures. Note concepts but detailed study not expected

• Darwin video
• Boag notes #1, #2

Fig 1.3, 8, 10, 11
Fig 1.12, 13, 14, 15

• Ch. 1 is basic review, study of details not expected
Chapter 14
Lectures 2-8
 • Chapter previously covered - provides background to evolution, systematics and population genetics
• pp. 327-341
 • Boag notes #2, #3, #4 Fig 14.18, 23
 • Review and understand key terms and concepts; detailed study not expected
Chapter 15
Lectures 2-8
 • Chapter previously covered but provides background to evolution, systematics and population genetics
• pp. 347-354, 363-38, 369-371
 • Boag notes #2, #3, #4 Figs 15.10, 11, 14, 20, 22, 25
Tab 15.1, 15.4
 • Review and understand key terms and concepts; detailed study not expected
Chapter 16
Lectures 2-8
 • Chapter previously covered but provides background to evolution, systematics and population genetics
• pp. 403-406, 390-395
 • Boag notes #2, #3, #4 Fig 16.18
 • Review and understand key terms and concepts; detailed study not expected
Chapter 17
Lectures 2-8
 • Chapter previously covered but provides background to evolution, systematics and population genetics
• pp. 414-422
 • Boag notes #2, #3, #4, #6 Fig 17.14, 17
 • Review and understand key terms and concepts; detailed study not expected
Chapter 18
Lectures 2-8
 • Chapter previously covered but provides background to evolution, systematics and population genetics
• pp. 441-453
 • Boag notes #2, #3, #4, #6 Fig 18.8, 10, 19
Tab 18.2
 • Review and understand key terms and concepts; detailed study not expected
Chapter 19
Lectures 2-8
 • Chapter previously covered but provides background to evolution, systematics and population genetics
• pp. 463-467, 472-477
 • Boag notes #2, #3, #4, #6 Fig 19.2, 3
Fig 19.12, 13
Tab 19.2, 5
 • Review and understand terms and concepts; detailed study not expected
Chapter 20
Lecture 1, 2		 • History of life (489-494)
 • Boag notes #2
 Fig 20.7 (concepts)
Fig 20.8, 10		 • pp. 481-488, 496-501 for interest only
• omit Fig 20.1 to 6, 12, 13, 14, 16-19

Chapter 21
Lecture 1, 2

 • Most of chapter is important

• Boag notes #2

Fig 21.2, 6 to 15
Fig 21.17
Tab 21.1, 2

• pp. 516-518 less important than rest, concepts only
• Fig 21.1, 3, 4, 5, 16

Chapter 22
Lectures 4-6

• All of chapter is important

• Boag notes #3, #4

All

Chapter 23
Lectures 7-9

• Species definition (537-538)
• Reproductive isolation (539-541)
• Speciation (542-548)
• Evo-Devo (549-554)

• Darwin's Nightmare video
• Boag notes #4, 5

All except as described to right

• Fig 23.9, 12, 14, 15, 18 concepts but not details

Chapter 24
Lectures 8, 9

• Binomial nomenclature (557-559)
• Phylogenies (564-576 )

• Boag notes #5

Fig 24.1, 2, 8, 9
Fig 24.11 to 18

• pp. 560-563 for concepts only
• Fig 24.3 to 7, 10 for interest only
• Fig 24.20 general concepts only
• Table 24.1, 2 general concepts only
Chapter 49
Lecture 3, 4		 • Sexual reproduction (1106-1109)

• Boag notes #2

Fig 49.3

Chapter 52
Lectures 15, 16

• This chapter gives overview of ecology and diversity of habitats on Earth. It is easy to read, but you are not expected to study the same level of detail as for other chapters
• The sections on climate and biomes (pp. 1180-1194) summarize features of biomes; note major points, details not expected

• Guns, Germs, Steel video
• Boag notes #9

Fig 52.2, 3, 4
Fig 52.7, 8
Fig 52.11, 12, 14
Fig 52.24, 25 concepts but not details
Tab 52.1

• pp. 1180-1183
• Fig 52.18 to 23
Chapter 53
Lectures 7, 15, 16
 • Pp. 1197, 1205-6, 1208-1217 are background to lectures on sexual selection, species recognition, coevolution • Boag notes #4 to 8 Fig 53.10, 11, 14
Fig 53.16, 21, 22, 23
 • omit pp. 1198-1204
• chapter useful background for several topics but do not memorize details

Chapter 54
Lectures 10, 11

• The whole chapter
• You are not expected to memorize details of life tables. But you should understand the basic concepts, what the columns mean and what life tables are used for
• Material on humans pp. 1232-1235 is covered in Lectures 16 & 17

• Boag notes #7

Fig 54.2-23
Table 54.1, 2

• Understand but do not memorize Tables 54.1, 2 and Fig 54.7

Chapter 55
Lectures 12, 13

• The whole chapter

• PBS Arms Race video
• Boag notes #8

All except as described to right

• Tab 55.2 concepts & examples but do not memorize table
• Tab 57.3 omit

Chapter 56
Lectures 12, 13

• The whole chapter except sections 56.2, 56.3, and 56.6 which should be read for basic concepts only

• PBS Arms Race video
• Boag notes #8

Fig 56.6, 9-11, 14
Fig 56.16, 17

• Richness patterns (pp 1261-1264)
• Fig 56.2-5

Chapter 57
Lectures 14, 15

• Most of chapter is important

• Boag notes #8, 9

Fig 57.2, 4 to 14
Fig 57.15 to 26 focus on general concepts
Tab 57.1

• Note complexity of food chains, webs, and pyramids, but don't have to memorize all species names etc.
• energy flow diagrams and cycle diagrams learn general features but don't memorize minor details

Chapter 58
Lectures 16, 17

• Most of chapter is important; many basic concepts but not difficult reading

• Future of Life video
• Boag notes #9

Fig 58.4 to 14
Tab 58.1 to 3

• Fig 58.2
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