Undergraduate Course: Animal-Plant Interaction (ZLGY10020)
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 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. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Population and Community Ecology 3 (BILG09009) AND
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| 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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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- 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)
- 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.
- learn how to communicate general concepts and key aspects of research papers to peers within the class, and to guide group discussions.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | zoanplant |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Graham Stone
Tel: (0131 6)50 7194
Email: Graham.Stone@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Grace Lavender
Tel:
Email: glavende@ed.ac.uk |
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