3credit hour(s)Prerequisite:(BIO 1510 + BIO 1592) + (BIO 1610 + BIO 1692). Corequisite:BIO 2492. Presents various topics associated with the principles of ecology and evolutionary biology. Darwinian principles, origin theory, the fossil record and patterns of diversification of ancient life, evolution of populations, speciation, phylogenetics, basics of ecology and study of the biosphere, behavioral ecology, population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology and conservation biology.