Universität Wien

300467 VO Plant and Fungal Evolution and Diversity (2024W)

5.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
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We 08.01. 09:00-11:15 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG

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Details

Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The course will be held in the lecture hall. In addition powerpoint slides will be provided, and these will be available any time during the semester.

  • Wednesday 02.10. 09:00 - 11:15 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Wednesday 09.10. 09:00 - 11:15 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Wednesday 16.10. 09:00 - 11:15 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Wednesday 23.10. 09:00 - 11:15 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Wednesday 30.10. 09:00 - 11:15 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Wednesday 06.11. 09:00 - 11:15 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Wednesday 13.11. 09:00 - 11:15 Übungsraum 2 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
  • Wednesday 20.11. 09:00 - 11:15 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Wednesday 27.11. 09:00 - 11:15 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Wednesday 04.12. 09:00 - 11:30 Übungsraum 2 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG
  • Wednesday 11.12. 09:00 - 11:15 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Wednesday 15.01. 09:00 - 11:15 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Wednesday 22.01. 09:00 - 11:15 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The concept of evolution; micro- and macro-evolution in plants and fungi; processes leading to divergence and speciation; hybridization and introgression; angiosperm phylogeny (APG IV), plant diversity

Assessment and permitted materials

written exam (100%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimum requirement for positive credit: >55% of points

Grading scale: 0–55: grade 5 (insufficient – failed); 55.5–65: grade 4 (sufficient); 65.5–75: grade 3 (satisfactory); 75.5–85: grade 2 (good); 85.5–100: grade 1 (very good)

Examination topics

Lectures.

Reading list

The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016) An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of the flowering plants: APG IV. Bot. Journ. Linn. Soc. 181: 1-20.
Baum A.D. & Smith S.D. (2012) Tree thinking: An introduction to Phylogenetic Biology. Roberts & Company, Greenwood Village (Colorado).
Coyne J.A., Orr H.A. (2004) Speciation. Sinauer, Sunderland.
Fries E.M., Crane P.M. (2011) Early Flowers and Angiosperm Evolution. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Futuyama D.J., Kirkpatrick M. (2023) Evolution. Oxford Univ. Press.
Judd W.S., Campbell C.S., Kellogg E.A., Stevens P.F., Donoghue M.J. (2008) Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach. 3rd. Edition. Sinauer, Massachusetts.
Simpson M.G. (2010) Plant Systematics. 2nd Edition. Elsevier, Amsterdam etc.
Stearns S.C., Hoekstra RF. (2005) Evolution: an Introduction. Oxford University Press.
Stuessy T.F. (2009) Plant Taxonomy. The Systematic Evaluation of Comparative Data. 2nd. Edition. Columbia Universit Press, New York.

Association in the course directory

MBO 1,UF MA BU 01, UF MA BU 04

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