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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Biological Sciences : Zoology

Undergraduate Course: Animal-Plant Interaction (ZLGY10020)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biological Sciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course will explore the evolution and diversification of animal interactions with plants, ranging from symbiosis to herbivory. Interactions between plants and animals provide many of the best examples of coevolution and we will discuss these at levels ranging from specific adaptations of animal and plant group to macroevolutionary patterns. The aim throughout will be to integrate understanding of the whole organism biology of plants and animals with important evolutionary and ecological questions. The approach will span all animal groups, from corals to koalas, termites to dinosaurs.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Population and Community Ecology 3 (BILG09009) AND
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  20
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 25, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 73 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) In-Course Assessment (Essay, 50%) and Class Test (50%).
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. develop core knowledge and understanding of the major theories, concepts and principles involved in animal plant interactions, and to learn a set of relevant examples illustrating these concepts (including coevolution, arms races, trade-offs, and codiversification)
  2. apply this knowledge to critical interpretation of primary research papers, to recognition of emergent general themes across sessions, and to the writing of a 1500-word in-course essay assessment.
  3. learn how to communicate general concepts and key aspects of research papers to peers within the class, and to guide group discussions.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Keywordszoanplant
Contacts
Course organiserProf Graham Stone
Tel: (0131 6)50 7194
Email: Graham.Stone@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Rachel Law
Tel: (0131 6)51 3689
Email: Rachel.Law@ed.ac.uk
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