PřF:GA381 Evolutionary theories - Course Information

GA381 Outline of evolutionary theories

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

• Applied and environmental geology (programme PřF, B-AEG) (2)
• Applied and environmental geology (programme PřF, N-AEG) (2)
• Geoenvironmental risks and remediations (programme PřF, N-GRS) (2)
• Geology (Eng.) (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Geology (Eng.) (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
• Applied and Environmental Geology (Eng.) (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Applied and Environmental Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Applied and Environmental Geology (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
• Geology combined with Archaeology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Geology combined with Archaeology (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
• Geology for Multi-Branches Study (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Geology (programme PřF, B-GEO) (2)
• Geology (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
• Geology (programme PřF, N-GEO) (2)
• Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-GK)
• Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-CH)
• Principles of geology (programme PřF, B-GEO) (2)
• Principles of geology (programme PřF, N-GEO) (2)
• Administrative Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)

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.

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