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)