Course - Diversification in Time and Space - BI3810
BI3810 - Diversification in Time and Space
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Assignment
Grade: Letters
Evaluation form | Weighting | Duration | Examination aids | Grade deviation |
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Assignment | 100/100 |
Course content
This course deals with how patterns of biological diversity change over time and processes causing these changes. Focus will be on understanding micro- and macro-evolutionary processes, how these change species diversity and species distributions, and how to obtain knowledge of species histories. Emphasis will be placed on understanding methods used in analyses of micro- and macro-evolutionary diversification in time and space.
The course is given intensivly every second year, next time spring 2020.
This course is part of Nordic Master in Biodiversity and Systematics (http://www.nabismaster.org/)
Learning outcome
Knowledge:
Processes leading to speciation, migration and introgression, how to use population genetic theory to draw inferences about population processes and species delimitations. Phylogenetic analyses, calibration of phylogenies and analyses of evolutionary rates, the use of phylogenies in biogeographic studies, reconstruction of ancestral characters.
Knowledge about how evolutionary theory and molecular methods can be used to study species histories on an advanced level.
Skills:
Having overview of theory and tools to be used in studies of species histories and historical biogeography.
General competense:
How to use various types of methodology to understand processes causing patterns and changes in biological diversity in time and space.
Learning methods and activities
Teaching will be in the form of online lectures and practical exercises. Submitted results on exercises must be approved, and written project report must be approved and will be used in grading for students taking this as a PhD course.
Online exam is held during one day
Compulsory activities
Reports from exercises as well as written project report (for PhD level students) must be approved and will be used in grading.
Compulsory assignments
- Project, exercise
Further on evaluation
Supplementary regulations UTF §5-6 at NTNU applicable for re-sit examinations (oral and written) in science courses are:
1. Final examination in each semester -for courses with prefix BI, IT and KJ a final examination is held during the examination period every semester.
2. New assessment incase of fail - please refer to the course description for details on which components of the course need to be retaken in case of re-assessment.
Exam Language: English
Specific conditions
Exam registration requires that class registration is approved in the same semester. Compulsory activities from previous semester may be approved by the department.
Required previous knowledge
The course requires knowledge in phylogenetic biology at the level of NABiS course "Advanced Phylogenetics" http://www.nabismaster.org/BIO404.php
No
Version: 1
Credits:
10.0 SP
Study level: Second degree level
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: SPRING 2021
Language of instruction: English
Location: Trondheim
- Biodiversity
- Biology
- Botany
- Ecology
Examination
Examination arrangement: Assignment
- Term Status code Evaluation form Weighting Examination aids Date Time Digital exam Room *
- Spring ORD Assignment 100/100
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Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"