300150 VO Evolutionary biology of amphibians (2014W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie

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Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Günter Gollmann

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Wednesday 08.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3
Wednesday 15.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3
Wednesday 22.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3
Wednesday 29.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3
Wednesday 05.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3
Wednesday 12.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3
Wednesday 19.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3
Wednesday 26.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3
Wednesday 03.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3
Wednesday 10.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3
Wednesday 17.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3
Wednesday 07.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3
Wednesday 14.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3
Wednesday 21.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3
Wednesday 28.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Diversity of amphibians and their life cycles. Phylogeny of the Amphibia. Mating systems and sexual selection. Oviposition strategies, embryonic development. Larval development, phenotypic plasticity. Paedomorphosis. Dispersal, gene flow, metapopulations. Speciation and hybridization, hybridogenesis, gynogenesis.

Assessment and permitted materials

Oral examination

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Knowledge of the complex life cycles of amphibians; reflection on the relationship of observation, theory and experiment in evolutionary biology; understanding the importance of mesocosm experiments in population ecology;
comprehension of connections among genetic and ecological aspects of population divergence and speciation.

Examination topics

Lecture course

Reading list

Carroll, R. (2009). The Rise of Amphibians. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
Wells, K.D. (2007). The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians. The University of Chicago Press.

Association in the course directory

B-BPB 7, MEV W-1, MZO W-2, UF BU 10

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