BIOL371-06S1 (U) Semester One 2006 (University Campus)

Evolutionary Biology

28 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2006
End Date: Sunday, 2 July 2006
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 5 March 2006
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 28 May 2006

Description

Darwinian natural selection, adaptation, molecular evolution and the neutral theory, speciation, extinction and biogeography.

Evolutionary theory in terms of species adaptations and diversity.

Learning Outcomes

How adaptation works, adaptive radiations with special reference to the Antarctic and New Zealand, how new species arise and why species go extinct, understanding phylogenies, the evolution of invasiveness and endemics, co evolution mutualisms.

Prerequisites

PAMS205 or BIOL271
In exceptional circumstances this prerequisite may be replaced by a high level of achievement in other courses as determined by the Head of School.

Restrictions

PAMS306

Course Coordinator

For further information see School of Biological Sciences Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Essays 40%
Final Examination 60%

Course links

Library portal

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,018.00

International fee $4,503.00

* 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 .

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