BZ5820 - Evolutionary Biology
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
Postgraduate Diploma of Research Methods, Master of Applied Science, Graduate Diploma of Science, Graduate Certificate of Science, Master of Science, Graduate Certificate of Research Methods, Bachelor of Science (Advanced), Graduate Certificate of Development Practice and Graduate Diploma of Development Practice.
Evolution is the dominate process in the development of life on earth. It influences every aspect of an organisms form and behaviour. This subject examines the evolutionary processes that have given rise to the diversity of life on earth; including the diversification and adaptation of populations to their surrounding environments and the rise of new species. Theory and techniques derived from Evolutionary Biology underpin many other field in biology and are being increasingly used in the conservation and management of threatened species and ecosystems. Knowledge of evolutionary processes is therefore essential for understanding and predicting how organisms will respond to increasing anthropogenic pressures.
Learning Outcomes
- to understand how evolutionary processes lead to diversity of life and to ecological patterns of distribution and abundance;
- Explain the basis of, and methods for, studying evolutionary processes past and present;
- Apply technical, analytical and problem solving skills to investigate and present research on evolutionary biology in oral and written (including online) modes;
- Critically evaluate, and justify, the contribution of evolutionary processes to understandings of ecological distribution and abundance, and the diversity of life.
| Assumed Knowledge: | Students enrolling in this subject should have an understanding of the fundamentals of biology, inheritance and the principles of evolution as described in (BZ1006 or BZ1001) and basic background in chemistry. |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | AG2005 BZ5420 BZ2420 BZ2820 |
Availabilities | |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 23-Mar-2017 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Tasmin Rymer |
| Lecturers: | Professor Paul Gadek, Dr Tasmin Rymer. |
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| Assessment: | practical reports, written assignments and on-course tests (50%); centrally-administered final exam (50%). |
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