1. Evolutionary Biology

1.1. Compulsory Modules

MEV 1 Basic Modul Evolutionary Biology

• 300064 VO Evolutionary Biology
• 300511 VO [ de en ] Concepts in Evolutionary Biology
• 300515 VO [ en ] Speciation and coevolution - Concepts und case studies
• 300685 VO [ en ] EvoDevo: Evolution of developmental processes

MEV 2 Methods and Research Training in Evolutionary Biology

• 300096 PP Arthropoda - morphology and evolution
• 300176 PP [ en ] Molecular Mechanisms of Muscle and Brain Development
• 300232 PP Fluorescence staining, confocal microscopy and computer generated 3D-reconstruction
• 300302 UE [ de en ] Practical Course in Developmental Biology
• 300306 UE [ en ] Hands-on Immunolabelling for Light and Electron Microscopy - techniques and preparations for biologists
• 300418 UE [ en ] Research Training in Zoology
• 300561 PP [ en ] Molecular Phylogenetics - from the root to the tips of the animal tree - Methods and concepts of molecular phylogenetics: from DNA to interpreted phylogenies

1.2. Block of Elective Modules: Evolutionary Biology

MEV W-1 Advanced Topics in Evolutionary Biology

• 300067 VO+UE Fundamentals of phylogenetic systematics
• 300079 SE [ en ] Zoology and Evolution - Seminar for Master- and PhD Students
• 300114 SE [ en ] Current Topics in Molecular Microbial Ecology and Evolution 1
• 300164 SE [ en ] Journal Club - Speciation Genomics
• 300179 VO [ en ] Advanced Molecular Evolution - Lecture for Master- and PhD Students
• 300181 SE [ en ] Current topics in bioinformatics and computational systems biology - Literature seminar
• 300272 VO Metabolism in Evolution, Development and Ecology: a Systems Biology Perspective
• 300281 VO [ en ] Symbiosis - concepts and model systems
• 300316 SE [ en ] Morphology, systematics and developmental biology of animals - Seminar for Master- and PhD-Students
• 300462 SE Phylogeny currently - Actual problems and results in Phylogeny
• 300525 SE+UE Scientific research at the Museum of Natural History - significance of scientific collections for evolutionary studies
• 300527 UE Practical course: molecular phylogeny based on museum specimens

MEV W-2 Developmental Biology

• 300183 VO Human "Evo-Devo": The evolution of human development
• 300186 SE [ en ] Current topics in Molecular Evolution and Development
• 300191 UE [ en ] Bioinformatics for non-bioinformaticians - how to build and analyse a transcriptome
• 300530 UE [ en ] Imaging and visualization in developmental biology - Principles and applications, including 3 D Methods

MEV W-3 Theoretical Biology

• 300069 SE [ de en ] Seminar in biometry for advanced students
• 300188 VO [ de en ] Theoretical Morphology
• 300357 UE [ en ] Mathematical Basics for Quantitative Biology
• 300386 VO Oscillations in biological systems

MEV W-4 Advanced Topics of Hominide Evolution

• 300033 VO Virtual Anthropology - Introduction into digital 3D-methods
• 300078 VO Hominid Evolution

MEV W-5 Processes and Methods in Plant Evolution and Speciation

• 300110 VO [ en ] Molecular tools in plant systematics and evolution
• 300164 SE [ en ] Journal Club - Speciation Genomics
• 300467 VO [ en ] Plant and Fungal Evolution and Diversity

MEV W-6 Advanced Topics of Plant Evolution, Systematics and Biogeography

• 300127 VO Biology of lichens - Biology of lichens
• 300134 SE Seminar on floristics and geobotany
• 300164 SE [ en ] Journal Club - Speciation Genomics
• 300235 SE [ en ] Biosystematics and evolution of plants - Seminar for Master- and PhD-students
• 300319 UE [ en ] Plant Chromosome Structure and Evolution: theory and practice - Chromosome analysis in flowering plants
• 300393 EX Field mycology
• 300429 SE [ en ] Seminar in Systematic and Evolutionary Botany
• 300471 SE [ en ] Seminar Chemodiversity Research - Phytochemistry, function, interpretation
• 300548 SE Mutualistic Interactions of plants and ants - Communication & nutritional ecology
• 300620 SE Mycological research in Austria, reports from systematics and ecology

MEV W-7 Basic Modul Zoology

• 300143 VO Principles in metazoan systematics, evodevo and evolutionary research
• 300472 VO [ en ] Behavioural ecology

MEV W-8 Palaeontology and Evolution