First-Year Courses in Biological Anthropology This page was created at 12:05 PM on Thu, Oct 4, 2001. Fall Academic Term, 2001 (September 5 - December 21) Open courses in Biological Anthropology (*Not real-time Information. Review the "Data current as of: " statement at the bottom of hyperlinked page) Wolverine Access Subject listing for ANTHRBIO Fall Term '01Time Schedule for Biological Anthropology. ANTHRBIO 161. Introduction to Biological Anthropology. Section 001. Instructor(s): Andres R Frisancho (arfrisan@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (NS). (BS). Does not count toward anthropology concentration requirements. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Study of human evolution with emphasis on genetic evolutionary process. Man's evolutionary history as evidenced by fossil remains and present racial variation in light of modern evolutionary theory. Lectures and recitation. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: No Data Given. Waitlist Code: No Data Given. ANTHRBIO 169. Natural Selection. Section 001. Instructor(s): Beverly Strassmann Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (NS). (BS). Credits: (3). Course Homepage: http://coursetools.ummu.umich.edu/2001/fall/anthrbio/169/001.nsf This course is about the exciting progress in natural selection theory after Darwin. Students will read such books as: The Beak of the Finch (Jonathan Weiner), The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins), and Mother Nature (Sarah Hrdy). We will ask: Why is natural selection considered the principle guiding force of evolution? What is the evidence for natural selection? In humans? In nonhumans? What are the different kinds of selection? At what level(s) does selection act? The group? The individual? The gene? Which of these levels is most potent and why? In the life sciences, what relevance does natural selection theory have for pesticide resistance and the development of effective vaccines? In the social sciences, how has natural selection theory been invoked in psychology, economics, and anthropology? Does the notion of selfish genes have any relevance to human behavior? How can behavior be adaptive yet not have any basis in genetic differences among individuals? Why does natural selection often favor flexible as opposed to "innate" responses? What roles are played by culture, learning, development? What is the naturalistic fallacy? Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: No Data Given. Waitlist Code: No Data Given. This page was created at 12:05 PM on Thu, Oct 4, 2001. University of Michigan | College of LS&A | Student Academic Affairs | First-Year Handbook | First-Year Information | Parent Handbook | LS&A Bulletin This page maintained by LS&A Academic Information and Publications, 1228 Angell Hall Copyright © 2001 The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA +1 734 764-1817 Trademarks of the University of Michigan may not be electronically or otherwise altered or separated from this document or used for any non-University purpose.