BIOL371-10S1 (C) Semester One 2010

Evolutionary Ecology

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 22 February 2010
End Date: Sunday, 27 June 2010
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 7 March 2010
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 23 May 2010

Description

Advanced theories of evolution, emphasising the interaction between ecology and evolution, in relation to the evolutionary history of species and interactions among them.

Evolutionary ecology is the branch of ecology that considers how organisms have evolved to become adapted to their physical environment and their interactions with members of their own and other species; it examines the selective pressures imposed by the environment and the evolutionary response to these pressures. The theme unifying the course is natural selection and adaptation within lineages and evolutionary mechanisms leading to the evolution of new species through splitting- with an emphasis on the ecological selection pressures and genetic systems.

Note: BIOL378 (Conservation and Ecology of Populations) is highly recommended as a complimentary course.

Learning Outcomes

  •  to develop a critical appreciation of current questions and approaches in evolutionary ecology

  •  to understand how evolutionary processes underpin ecological interactions

  •  to understand the roles of observational, experimental and comparative evidence in answering
      questions of evolutionary ecology

Prerequisites

Timetable Note

Both Lectures and Tutorials commence at 10 mins past the hour.  ie 1.10 - 2.00 pm and 2.10 - 5.00 pm

Course Coordinator

For further information see School of Biological Sciences Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Evolution in the Media 10%
Final Exam 70%
Conference Abstract & Presentation 20%

Course links

Course Outline

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $650.00

International fee $3,000.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Biological Sciences .

All BIOL371 Occurrences

  • BIOL371-10S1 (C) Semester One 2010