2009 Course Handbook
BIOL368: Ecology and Evolution
Learn how ecological interactions drive evolution, how species can be understood as products of ongoing evolution, and explore some big questions about the processes that shape community structure and dynamics, ecosystem function, and the global distribution of biodiversity. You will also learn some essential skills for a science career. These include designing and carrying out simple experiments, communicating your results to others, critiquing ideas and methods, applying existing ideas and methods to novel problems.
There is a two-hour lecture and a two-hour practical most weeks, as well as a one-day fieldtrip. Each student will also design and carry out a simple experiment, with guidance from us.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | see below |
| When Offered: |
D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year
X2 - External study; Offered in the second half-year (On Campus session: 8-9 August; 17 October; 18 October (F)) Xc2 - External study (composite mode); Offered in the second half-year |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Christopher Lusk |
| Prerequisites: | BIOL227(P) |
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| Unit Designations: | Science |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Biological Sciences |
Timetable Information
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