300390 UE Basic Methods of Evolutionary and Structural Botany (2020S)
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- Registration is open from Th 06.02.2020 08:00 to Th 20.02.2020 18:00
- Deregistration possible until Th 30.04.2020 18:00
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Lecturers
- Gerald Schneeweiss
- Michael H. J. Barfuss
- Veronika Mayer
- Ovidiu Paun
- Hanna Schneeweiss
- Jürg Schönenberger
- Anna Maria Louise von Balthazar-Schönenberger
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Because of the coronavirus between 11th March and presumably 3rd April 2020 all courses at the University of Vienna with physical presence are cancelled. For affected units of this course alternative solutions will be offered; detailed information will be sent via e-mail to all students registered for this course (therefore, please check regularly your student e-mail account).
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
12 points: protocol
3 points (2 times 1.5): written exams
5 points: oral presentation
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
0-10 points: 5 (failed)
10.25-12.5 points: 4 (sufficient)
12.75-15 points: 3 (satisfactory)
15.25-17.5 points: 2 (good)
17.75-20 points: 1 (excellent)
Students become acquainted with core methods of structural and evolutionary botany (see Contents) and their, to the extent possible, intergrative application to address research questions in theses fields of botany.Contents:
- Flower development, seed surface and structural adaptations.
- Establishing a phylogenetic framework using DNA sequence data.
- Analyses of the obtained structural data in a phylogenetic context.
- Population genomics.
- Evolution of repetitive DNAMethods:
- Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
- DNA-sequencing (Sanger sequencing) and phylogenetic analysis
- Ancestral character state reconstruction
- Population genomic analyses of NGS (next-generation sequencing) data with dedicated software
- Analysis (from NGS-based genome skimming data) of types and frequencies of repetitive DNA
(Note: the first three methods will be applied on a common set of samples in the context of the common reserach theme "Floral evolution in Primulales")