GA381 Outline of evolutionary theories

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
The course is intended for students of Geology master's studies and for students of non-geological disciplines.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Main objectivies can be summarized as follows: to understand of the basics of the evolutionary studies; to understand the terminology used in evolutionary biology.
Learning outcomes
Atthe end of the course, students will be familiar with basic overview of the evolutionary theories (darwinism, neodarwinism, evolutionary synthsis; punctuated equilibrium).
Syllabus
  • Pre-Darwinists
  • Darwinism
  • Neodarwinism
  • Evolutionary synthesis
  • Punctuated equilibrium
Literature
  • FLEGR, Jaroslav. Evoluční biologie. 3., opravené a rozšířen. Praha: Academia, 2018, 570 stran. ISBN 9788020027962. info
  • ZRZAVÝ, Jan, Hynek BURDA, David STORCH, Sabine BEGALL and Stanislav MIHULKA. Jak se dělá evoluce : labyrintem evoluční biologie. Vydání čtvrté, v české. Praha: Dokořán, 2017, 479 stran. ISBN 9788025720790. info
  • Základy evoluční biologie. Edited by Jaroslav Flegr. 1. vydání. Praha: Scientia, 2017, 88 stran. ISBN 9788086960722. info
  • FREEMAN, Scott and Jon C. HERRON. Evolutionary analysis. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2001, xvi, 704. ISBN 013017291X. info
  • BEGON, Michael, John L. HARPER and Colin R. TOWNSEND. Ekologie : jedinci, populace a společenstva. Translated by Bronislava Grygová - Barbara Köberleová - Zdeněk Brandl. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, 1997, xxiv, 949. ISBN 8070676957. info
  • CARROLL, Robert Lynn. Patterns and processes of vertebrate evolution. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997, xvi, 448. ISBN 0521472326. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion.
Assessment methods
Written test / interview to test knowledge.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřeno v jarním semestru 2024/2025.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Autumn 2020.
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