Universität Wien

300467 VO Plant and Fungal Evolution and Diversity (2020W)

5.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The course will be held online. Powerpoint slides with voiceover narration will be provided weekly, and these will be available any time during the semester.

  • Monday 16.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 18.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Monday 23.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 25.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Monday 30.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 02.12. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Monday 07.12. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 09.12. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Monday 14.12. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 16.12. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Monday 11.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 13.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Monday 18.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 20.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital

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

Lecture presentations (available on Moodle)

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.
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.
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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