Academic Catalog

BIOL566 ADAPTATION AND SPECIATION

Course Code: 2380566
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Biology
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
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Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

A course to explore the mechanisms by which new species arise. Topics include: what are species, what role do they may play in diversification, what can we learn about speciation and about evolution from genetics of reproductive isolation, primary modes of speciation, possible consequence of secondary contact between incipient species.