3 ECTS credits
78 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4016565FNR voor alle studenten in het 2e semester van een oneven academiejaar (bvb. 2013-2014) met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.
The course offers an introduction to the field of functional ecology. Functional ecology aims to understand how individual organisms function within their natural biotic and abiotic environments. It studies how interindividual and interspecific phenotypic variation (differences in morphology, physiology, behaviour) translate into differences in whole-organism performance, and how this variation in performance shapes ecological relationships. As such, functional ecology is at the crossroad of many biological fields. Connecting issues relevant to fields such as quantitative genetics, physiology, morphology, behavioural ecology, ecology and evolutionary biology, it is a truly integrative field of research. At the end of the course, students will understand the objectives and approaches of functional ecology. The course consists in three 4 hrs sessions of ex-cathedra teaching. In addition, students must read three research papers.
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After following this course, the student has a thorough knowledge on the approaches in functional ecology and understands how this field is related to a wide range of research fields such as physiology and evolution. This knowledge allows him/her to understand the scientific literature and provide a substantiated opinion to fellow students and researchers in this field. After this course the student is expected to:
- understand the role of environmental parameters (such as temperature) on the energy balance of amphibians and reptiles.
- understand the importance of environmental parameters on the evolution of the morphology of amphibians and reptiles.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Mondeling bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Mondeling dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Oral examination with written preparation. Students will be given questions concerning the topics covered during the classes. Their understanding of the research papers will also be tested.
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master of Biology: Ecology and Biodiversity (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)