Biology 280 - Evolution
Fall
2026
01
3.00
Akiko Okusu
M W 2:30PM 3:45PM
UMass Amherst
11142
Integ. Learning Center S211
aokusu@umass.edu
We will investigate the process of biological evolution and the evolutionary history of life on Earth. Topics to be covered include natural selection, speciation (the formation of new species), and other causes of evolutionary change; the methods that evolutionary biologists use to investigate evolutionary processes and history; and an overview of life's history, focusing on major evolutionary innovations and transitions.
This course is open to BIOLOGY majors only. Biology 151/161H & 152/162H wC