Undergraduate Course: Molecular Ecology (ZLGY10007)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course will look critically at how problems in ecology, such as measuring individual reproductive success, can be solved (or not) using molecular techniques. It will cover issues from the individual to the population level, including mating systems, gene flow and population history, identifying parentage, measuring relatedness, sex identification and the study of sex ratio, measuring inbreeding and the potential of molecular techniques in conservation. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics 3 (BILG09004) OR
Behavioural Ecology 3 (BILG09006)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Please do not enrol a student on this course without prior permission from the School of Biological Sciences. Please contact the Course Administrator in the first instance. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 30,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
66 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
50% In-Course Assessment, 50% Exam. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Molecular Ecology Exam 2024/25 | 2:120 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand how molecular approaches can be used to address ecological questions.
- Have insight into the evolutionary and ecological processes that shape genetic variation in natural populations.
- Know how to critically evaluate a scientific manuscript and pinpoint the strengths and weaknesses of the research.
- Be able to plan your own research project in molecular ecology.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | zomolecol |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alex Twyford
Tel: (0131 6)50 5455
Email: Alex.Twyford@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Grace Lavender
Tel:
Email: glavende@ed.ac.uk |
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