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ENV BIOL 3560 - Evolution of Australian Biota III

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 4320
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
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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
4320 Mon 07/08/2023 Wed 16/08/2023 Fri 15/09/2023 Fri 27/10/2023


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
21743 LE01 100 36 25 Jul - 12 Sep Tuesday 9am - 10am Benham, G10, Benham Lecture Theatre
25 Jul - 12 Sep Tuesday 10am - 11am Benham, G10, Benham Lecture Theatre
28 Jul - 15 Sep Friday 9am - 10am Benham, G10, Benham Lecture Theatre
28 Jul - 15 Sep Friday 10am - 11am Benham, G10, Benham Lecture Theatre
3 Oct - 24 Oct Tuesday 9am - 10am Benham, G10, Benham Lecture Theatre
3 Oct - 24 Oct Tuesday 10am - 11am Benham, G10, Benham Lecture Theatre
6 Oct - 27 Oct Friday 9am - 10am Benham, G10, Benham Lecture Theatre
6 Oct - 27 Oct Friday 10am - 11am Benham, G10, Benham Lecture Theatre