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The math of natural selection and evolution
Depends whether you want to go genetics, or a more theoretical approach. But complete expert-level knowledge of the subject would probably include fitness landscapes, network theory, a basic understanding of what's fashionably called 'big data' (for bioinformatics), linear algebra (including a familiarity with the dynamics of formally unsolvable systems and chaos theory), and a LOT of probability theory.