BIOL301 Systematics I
Updated: 10 January 2007| Credit Points | 6 | ||||||||
| Offering | Not offered in 2007 | ||||||||
| Online level | Level C - Internet access required | ||||||||
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| Supervised Exam | There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled. | ||||||||
| Pre-requisites | 6 cp from BOTY or EVOL or ZOOL | ||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||||||
| Restrictions | BIOL 301A, 501; SYST 301 | ||||||||
| Notes | offered in First Semester alternate years (even) | ||||||||
| Combined Units |
BIOL301A - Systematics I BIOL501 - Systematics I |
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| Unit Description |
Australian Museum, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney and UNE staff will present this unit. Using a phylogenetic approach, this unit introduces the principles and practices of systematics (ie broadly evolutionary relationships and taxonomy of biodiversity) through lectures, tutorials and practicals. Topics will include cladistics and phenetics, character definition and homology, data basing and manipulating taxonomic data, character evolution, and phylogenetic reconstruction. Practical skills are developed in order to address current issues and practices in systematics. BIOL 301A will cover material in greater depth than BIOL 301 with separate assignments being completed. BIOL 501 is based on BIOL 301 with additional assessment tasks requiring a greater depth of understanding of the material. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | ||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | ||||||||
| Disclaimer | Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period. |