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Introduction to LHE........................................................................................................................................ 2
Birth and early development.......................................................................................................................... 3
Paper discussion 1 + 2.................................................................................................................................... 3
Growth and sexual maturity........................................................................................................................... 4
Paper discussion 3 + 4.................................................................................................................................... 5
Sexual selection............................................................................................................................................. 5
Reproduction and ageing 1 & 2...................................................................................................................... 7
Genomics...................................................................................................................................................... 8
Trans-generational effects.............................................................................................................................. 9
Paper discussion 5, 6, 13, 14 + 7................................................................................................................... 10
Paper discussion 9, 12, 15, 16, 8................................................................................................................... 11
Songbirds..................................................................................................................................................... 11
Paper discussion 11 + 10.............................................................................................................................. 12
Questions mock exam.................................................................................................................................. 12
Pre-exam lecture.......................................................................................................................................... 13
Introduction to LHE
Triangle of survival, rep. and growth/maintenance
Maximize fitness
Intrinsic factors: birth/death/growth/maturation
Extrinsic factors: food (external) & birth/death/growth/maturation
Intrinsic constraints: how often you can reproduce/how fast after giving birth are you fertile
Extrinsic constraints: ecological constraints (temperature), predation, food availability
Smaller body size = higher fertility rate (off per year)
Bigger body = less babies
Trade off: grow yourself/have offspring
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, Life history evolution lect notes
Introduction to LHE........................................................................................................................................ 2
Birth and early development.......................................................................................................................... 3
Paper discussion 1 + 2.................................................................................................................................... 3
Growth and sexual maturity........................................................................................................................... 4
Paper discussion 3 + 4.................................................................................................................................... 5
Sexual selection............................................................................................................................................. 5
Reproduction and ageing 1 & 2...................................................................................................................... 7
Genomics...................................................................................................................................................... 8
Trans-generational effects.............................................................................................................................. 9
Paper discussion 5, 6, 13, 14 + 7................................................................................................................... 10
Paper discussion 9, 12, 15, 16, 8................................................................................................................... 11
Songbirds..................................................................................................................................................... 11
Paper discussion 11 + 10.............................................................................................................................. 12
Questions mock exam.................................................................................................................................. 12
Pre-exam lecture.......................................................................................................................................... 13
Introduction to LHE
Triangle of survival, rep. and growth/maintenance
Maximize fitness
Intrinsic factors: birth/death/growth/maturation
Extrinsic factors: food (external) & birth/death/growth/maturation
Intrinsic constraints: how often you can reproduce/how fast after giving birth are you fertile
Extrinsic constraints: ecological constraints (temperature), predation, food availability
Smaller body size = higher fertility rate (off per year)
Bigger body = less babies
Trade off: grow yourself/have offspring
