EVOLUTION READINGS, FALL 2012

GENERAL COMMENTS ON READING THE PRIMARY LITERATURE

For discussion Sept, 20 Sept.

Read the 1st of papers below as general background, the 2nd for more focused discussion.

1. Callaway, 2012. The Lost Appetites. Nature 486:7403-   doi:10.1038/486S16a
2. Jiang, et al. 2012. Major Taste Loss in Carnivorous Mammals. PNAS 109:4956-4961.

For discusion 4 OCT

Lankau et al. 2009. Evolutionary limits ameliorate the negative impact of an invasive plant. PNAS 106:15362-15367