Lecture Schedule
Lecture 1. Introduction to Ecology, History of molecular ecology, Ecological Niche
Lecture 2. Population growth models and Population Viability Analysis
Lecture 3. Hardy–Weinberg principle- Genetic drift- Population bottlenecks, Founder effects
Lecture 4. Metapopulations
Lecture 5. Phylogeography- Molecular markers in phylogeography
Lecture 6. Molecular clocks
Lecture 7. Sex determination -Manipulating sex ratios (PDF)
Lecture 8. Speciation and Species evolution; impact of invasive species
9. Mid semester examination
Lecture 10. Animal and plant evolution (PDF)
Lecture 11. Chemical ecology- Chemical defence in plants and animals and co-evolution, pollination
Lecture 12. Human evolution
Lecture 13. DNA barcoding of flora and fauna
Lecture 14. Endangered species; Genetic rescue- IUCN projects- ex-situ and insitu conservation - Project Tiger (PDF)
Lecture 15. Studies on effect of new innovations/new methods in molecular biology on ecological balance
Lecture 16. Study of Micro-arrays and community ecology of microorganisms
Lecture 17. Metagenomics and their applications (PDF)