ZL5005 - Marine and Terrestrial Invertebrate Biology
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Administered by: | School of Marine & Tropical Biology |
Available to students enrolled for the Graduate Diploma of Research Methods, MAppSc, or Graduate Certificate/Graduate Diploma of Science.
An advanced treatment of the major groups of invertebrate animals. Emphasis will be placed on the evolution and physical diversity of the phyla and on their main biological and life-history features. Topics include phylogenetic relationships among the metazoans; biodiversity represented by invertebrate animals; patterns of evolution within the major phyla; reasons for the success of major invertebrate phyla. Students will be required to attend lectures and practical classes for ZL2005 and prepare an essay or literature review on a topic to be set by the subject coordinator.
Learning Outcomes
- an appreciation of invertebrate biodiversity, past and present;
- an appreciation of the diversity of life histories, habitats and biology among the phyla;
- knowledge of the names and distinguishing features of all major invertebrate phyla (for some phyla, more detailed knowledge is expected of classification, anatomy and life histories);
- knowledge of the ways these phyla might be grouped in a larger phylogenetic scheme;
- learning of methods for handling, examining and preparing typical invertebrates.
| Assumed Knowledge: | Students enrolling in this subject should have an undergraduate degree in biology or have acquired equivalent knowledge through other study. They should be familiar with the general features of the principal phyla of animals and have basic familiarity with the procedures and framework used for the classification of living organisms. |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | ZL2005 AND MB2080 AND MB5380 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 28-Aug-2009 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor David Blair |
| Lecturers: | Dr Lindsay Harrington, Professor David Blair, Dr Richard Rowe. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); quizzes or tests (20%); essays (10%); literature review on a topic to be set by subject coordinator; (20%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.