GA381 Outline of evolutionary theories

Faculty of Science
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
Timetable
Mon 13:00–14:50 Bp1,01007
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Students will be familiar with basic overview of the evolutionary theories (darwinism, neodarwinism, evolutionary synthsis; punctuated equilibrium). Main objectivies can be summarized as follows: to understand of the basics of the evolutionary studies; to understand the terminology used in evolutionary biology.
Syllabus
  • Pre-Darwinists
  • Darwinism
  • Neodarwinism
  • Evolutionary synthesis
  • Punctuated equilibrium
Literature
  • 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
  • POKORNÝ, Vladimír. Všeobecná paleontologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1992, 296 s. ISBN 80-7066-585-8. info
Assessment methods
Teaching methods: lectures, class discussion. Oral exam (colloquium).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Výuka bude probíhat v jarním semestru 2008/2009.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2007, Spring 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Autumn 2020, Spring 2025.
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