3 ECTS credits
75 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4023855FNR voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.
Ecology and evolution are entangled to an extent that ecological and evolutionary processes interact in virtually every natural system and can therefore rarely be studied separately. This course gives a theoretical and practical introduction to the interface of ecology and evolution and exemplifies how they feed back into each other. Specific topics addressed in this course include natural selection, adaptive divergence, evolution at ecological time scales, population dynamics, species interactions, ecosystem function, genetics, and plasticity.
Recommended literature
Hendry, A. (2017) Eco-evolutionary Dynamics. Princeton University Press.
Pianka, E.R. (2011) Evolutionary Ecology. 7th Edition.
The overall objective of the course is to introduce the students in evolutionary processes at ecological timescales and feedback mechanisms between ecology and evolution. After following this course, the students are expected to
Understand the important ecological and evolutionary processes and how they interact
Understand the concept of eco-evolutionary dynamics
Linking evolutionary ecology with other disciplines in biology
Be able to formulate a research hypothesis that addresses state-of-the-art questions in evolutionary ecology
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Schriftelijk bepaalt 50% van het eindcijfer
Examen Andere bepaalt 50% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Schriftelijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie Examen Andere dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Assessment will be based on:
Written exam (50 %)
Oral presentation of assignments (50 %)
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master of Biology: Ecology and Biodiversity (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)