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450006 VO+SE Trends in Palaeontological Research, I (2012W)

Palaeobiological applications of morphogenetic models

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 45 - Doktoratsstudium Geowissenschaften, Geographie und Astronomie

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Die Vorbesprechung findet am Freitag, 23.11.2012 im Übungssaal 2 A 225 (Geozentrum, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Wien) um 11 Uhr statt - hier werden die weiteren VO bekanntgegeben.

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Registration is open from Mo 10.09.2012 00:00 to We 26.09.2012 23:59
Registration is open from Mo 01.10.2012 00:00 to Fr 30.11.2012 23:59
Deregistration possible until Fr 30.11.2012 23:59

Details

max. 20 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Jaroslaw Tyszka

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Palaentology is based on morphology of fossils which cannot be constrained to test, shells, and bones. We treat fossils as remnants of real organisms which have to be understood in their paleobiological context. The morphology of any modern and fossil organism is a complex end result of all morphogenetic phenomena happening during ontogeny or astogeny. These phenomena are genetically and environmentally controlled and depend on hierarchic set of interactions between structural components. In order to learn how these interactions control the shape, theoretical models of morphogenesis are applied, implemented, and computed. This new course on the theoretical and empirical morphology will give an overview of recent advances in morphogenetic modelling integrated with palaeontology, cell biology, developmental biology, and molecular phylogenetics. We would try to find unexplored areas and find future challenges in various groups of organisms, including protists, plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates.
The course includes lectures, seminars, and workshops. M.Sci. and PhD students interested in complexity of life are welcome. No specific knowledge is required.
Dr habil. Jaroslaw Tyszka, Prof. extraord.
ING PAN, Institute of Geological Sciences,
Polish Academy of Sciences,
Research Centre in Kraków,
ndtyszka@cyf-kr.edu.pl

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