James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2010

BZ5705 - The Australian Vertebrate Fauna

Credit points: 03
Year: 2010
Student Contribution Band: Band 4
Administered by: School of Marine & Tropical Biology

Available to students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Research Methods, Graduate Diploma of Science, Graduate Certificate of Science, Master of Applied Science or Bachelor of Science (Advanced).

The biogeography, evolution and contemporary diversity of terrestrial vertebrates and marine reptiles and mammals in Australia. Topics include geological and climate history of Australia; biogeographic regions of Australia, origins and evolution of the vertebrate fauna; behaviour, breeding and life histories of vertebrates in relation to the Australian environment.

Learning Outcomes

Graduate Qualities

Assumed
Knowledge:
Students enrolling in this subject should have an undergraduate degree in biology or have acquired equivalent knowledge through other study. They should have a good background in zoology and ecology and a sound understanding of quantitative methods in biology.
Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations:
BZ3705 ZL5203 ZL3203

Availabilities

Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 25-Mar-2010
Coordinator: Assoc. Professor Lin Schwarzkopf
Lecturers: Dr Brad Congdon, Assoc. Professor Lin Schwarzkopf, Assoc. Professor Andrew Krockenberger, Professor Christopher Johnson, Professor Ross Alford, Professor Richard Pearson, Assoc. Professor Simon Robson.
Contact hours:
  • 26 hours lectures
  • 4 days fieldwork
Assessment:end of semester exam (50%); essays (20%); (10%); (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.