Universität Wien

300524 VO Diversity and Plant Palaeobiology (2019S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie

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Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes

Beginn: Di 5.3.2019 , 13:30 - 15 Uhr

Termine und Ort: Wilhelm Klaussaal 2A 225 , UZA II , Althanstraße 14 ( Geozentrum ) ,1090 Wien

Teil 1: ab Di 5.3.: Di 13.30–15.00 Uhr, UZA2, Geozentrum, Raum 2A225.

Teil 2: Di 7.5. bis Di 28.5.: Di 13.00–15.30 Uhr, Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität, 1030 Wien, Rennweg 14, ÜR3 (1. OG).


Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This lecture considers the evolutionary processes involved with formation of the plant world and adaptive strategies for ecological changes through geological time. Focus is on the basic aspects of organic evolution by means of natural selection, plus examination of the phylogeny of different plant groups from Green algae to first land plants to modern flowering plants.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written examination at the end of the semester.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Expectation is that the students will learn clearly all dimensions of the evolutionary process, i.e., microevolution, macroevolution, and apply this understanding also to other biology courses. It is also anticipated that they will learn the broad changes in vegetation on Earth over 500 million years of evolutionary time.

Examination topics

The powerpoints containing the presentaions are available as pdfs on the learning platform Moodle (occasionally shortened). The literature below helps for a deeper understanding

Reading list

Hess D. 2005. Systematische Botanik. Stuttgart, UTB Basics.
Kadereit J.W., Körner C., Kost B., Sonnewald U. 2014. Strasburger - Lehrbuch der Pflanzenwissenschaften. 37. Auflage. Berlin, Heidelberg; Springer.

Association in the course directory

LA-BU 211

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