Elective Modules (30 ECTS)

MZO W1 Morphology, Anatomy and Function (15 ECTS)

• 300070 UE ( ON-SITE ) Microscopic anatomy of vertebrates
• 300133 UE Comparative morphology and evolution of basal vertebrates

MZO W2 Systematics and Phylogeny (15 ECTS)

• 300079 VU [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Comparative animal genome informatics
• 300127 VO [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Genomic approaches to variation and adaptation: a road map
• 300203 VO ( ON-SITE ) Introduction to zoological taxonomy and species concepts
• 300462 SE ( ON-SITE ) Phylogenetics actually - Actual problems and results in Phylogeny

MZO W3 Evolution and Theoretical Biology (15 ECTS)

• 300094 VU [ en ] Lessons in Scientific Thinking: Understanding Evolution - How does science establish our knowledge of the natural world ?
• 300114 SE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Interaction and Evolution of Organisms - Evolutionary Systemsbiology 1
• 300149 UE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Practical introduction to programming for biologists
• 300183 VO ( MIXED ) Human "Evo-Devo": The evolution of human development
• 300302 UE [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Practical Course in Developmental Biology
• 300489 VO [ de en ] ( MIXED ) Growth and Proportion - Basics of biosystemstheory II
• 300511 VO [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Concepts in Evolutionary Biology
• 300685 VO [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) EvoDevo: Evolution of developmental processes

MZO W4 Biodiversity and Field Biology (15 ECTS)

• 300066 VO ( ON-SITE ) Ant biology and ecology
• 300082 VU [ en ] Introduction to ecological modelling - (Data Analysis and modelling)
• 300124 VO ( ON-SITE ) The birds of Austria - an ecological and conservationbiological overview
• 300129 VO [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Ecology of Coral Reefs in the Anthropocene
• 300157 VU ( ON-SITE ) Introduction to the ecology, classification and determination of wild bees
• 300167 UE [ de en ] Ecology & Palaeobiology of coral reefs (Red Sea)
• 300214 VU Herpetology - Current research in ecology, evolution and conservation of amphibians and reptiles
• 300226 VO [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Biology and Biodiversity of European Marine Coastal Habitats
• 300464 VU ( ON-SITE ) Limnetic and marine copepods of Europe and Russia - Diversity, systematics and ecology of the copepods of Europe and Russia (Microcrustaceans)