ENV BIOL 3560 - Evolution of Australian Biota III

Career:	Undergraduate
Units:	3
Term:	3820
Campus:	North Terrace
Contact:	Up to 12 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange:	No
Available for Non-Award Study:	No
Pre-Requisite:	ENV BIOL 2501
Assumed Knowledge:	ENV BIOL 2500 and ENV BIOL 2503 and (ENV BIOL 3545 or ENV BIOL 3510 or ENV BIOL 3535)
Incompatible:	ENV BIOL 3230, ENV BIOL 3122, ENV BIOL 3123 or ENV BIOL 3550
Assessment:	Mid-term and final in-term tests and essays
Syllabus:	This course aims to provide advanced theoretical understanding of modern advances in techniques for systematics, evolution and the fossil record and the application of these to the study of the evolution and conservation of biodiversity. Students will investigate a range of key topics in evolutionary biology and apply critical thinking by assessing current literature in the area. Topics will include: past climates and habitats and how they have shaped the present day Australian biota; evolutionary trees; morphological and molecular systematics, ancient DNA; molecular clocks; biogeography; extinction; and computational challenges for processing and interpreting large-scale genomic data in phylogeography. Several themes will be explored in detail throughout the course; in particular, adaptations displayed by native animals and plants to arid, nutrient-stressed, aquatic and/or marine environments.

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Units EFTSL Amount

3 0.125

Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term	Last Day to Add Online	Census Date	Last Day to WNF	Last Day to WF
3820	Mon 06/08/2018	Fri 31/08/2018	Fri 14/09/2018	Fri 26/10/2018

Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr	Section	Size	Available	Dates	Days	Time	Location
21612	LE01	95	36	24 Jul - 11 Sep	Tuesday	9am - 11am	Mawson, 134, Sprigg Room
				25 Jul - 12 Sep	Wednesday	2pm - 3pm	Barr Smith South, 534, Forum Lecture Theatre
				25 Jul - 12 Sep	Wednesday	3pm - 4pm	Barr Smith South, 534, Forum Lecture Theatre
				2 Oct - 23 Oct	Tuesday	9am - 11am	Mawson, 134, Sprigg Room
				3 Oct - 24 Oct	Wednesday	2pm - 3pm	Barr Smith South, 534, Forum Lecture Theatre
				3 Oct - 24 Oct	Wednesday	3pm - 4pm	Barr Smith South, 534, Forum Lecture Theatre
				Note: Please note: The Lecture on Wednesdays 3-4 pm is in fact a Tutorial session.

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