Universität Wien

300132 SE Basics and current progress in theory of evolution (2022S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 07.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.7, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.010, Ebene 1
  • Monday 14.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.7, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.010, Ebene 1
  • Monday 21.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.7, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.010, Ebene 1
  • Monday 28.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.7, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.010, Ebene 1
  • Monday 04.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.7, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.010, Ebene 1
  • Monday 25.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.7, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.010, Ebene 1
  • Monday 02.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.7, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.010, Ebene 1
  • Monday 09.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.7, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.010, Ebene 1
  • Monday 16.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.7, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.010, Ebene 1
  • Monday 23.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.7, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.010, Ebene 1
  • Monday 30.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.7, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.010, Ebene 1
  • Monday 13.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.7, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.010, Ebene 1
  • Monday 20.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.7, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.010, Ebene 1
  • Monday 27.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.7, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.010, Ebene 1

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The seminar focuses on a particular topic each semester and aims to illuminate it using a series of papers, including classical seminal papers that have set the stage as well as recent developments. In the SS, we will focus on rapid and contemporary evolution, including work on anthropogenic evolution, climate change, and human health.

Assessment and permitted materials

Each student gives a seminar on one of the papers from the list. Reading of all papers is however required in order to participate in the discussion. Discussion and presentation are in English.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Presentation and discussion.

Examination topics

Reading list

Bell G (2017) Evolutionary Rescue. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 48:605-627.

Catullo RA, Llewelyn J, Phillips BL, Moritz CC (2019) The Potential for Rapid Evolution under Anthropogenic Climate Change. Current Biology 29(19):R996-R1007.

Field Y, Boyle E A, Telis N, et al (2016) Detection of human adaptation during the past 2000 years. Science 354(6313):760-764.

Hairston NG, Ellner SP, Geber MA, Yoshida T, Fox JA (2005) Rapid evolution and the convergence of ecological and evolutionary time. Ecology Letters, 8:1114-1127.

Hayden EJ, Ferrada E, Wagner A (2011) Cryptic genetic variation promotes rapid evolutionary adaptation in an RNA enzyme. Nature 474(7349):92-5.

Roberts Kingman GA, Vyas DN, Jones FC, et al. (2021) Predicting future from past: The genomic basis of recurrent and rapid stickleback evolution. Science Advances 7(25):eabg5285.

Kopp M, Matuszewski S (2014) Rapid evolution of quantitative traits: theoretical perspectives. Evolutionary Applications 7(1):169-191.

Merilä J, Hendry AP (2014) Climate change, adaptation, and phenotypic plasticity: the problem and the evidence. Evolutionary Applications 7(1):1-14.

Mitteroecker P, Huttegger S, Fischer B, Pavlicev M (2016) Cliff edge model of obstetric selection in humans. PNAS 113(51):14680-14685

Momigliano P, Jokinen H, Fraimout A, Florin AB, Norkko A, Merilä J (2017) Extraordinarily rapid speciation in a marine fish. PNAS 114(23):6074-6079.

Paaby AB, Rockman MV (2014) Cryptic genetic variation: evolution's hidden substrate. Nature Review Genetis 15(4):247-258.

Papadopulos AST, Helmstetter AJ, Osborne OG, et al. (2021) Rapid Parallel Adaptation to Anthropogenic Heavy Metal Pollution. Mol Biol Evol 38(9):3724-3736.

Stockwell CA, Hendry AP, Kinnison MT (2003) Contemporary evolution meets conservation biology. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 18:94-101

Association in the course directory

MAN 3, M-WZB, MZO W-4, PhD (DSPL 54 und DSPL 55)

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