PLBIO 4480
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Classes
PLBIO 4480
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.
Introduction to evolution, surveying major changes in plants from the origin of life to the present. Emphasizes plant form and function, adaptations to particular ecologic settings, and evolutionary theory as it relates to plants.
When Offered Spring.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: PLBIO 2410 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
Outcomes
- Distinguish among the three major early Paleozoic vascular plant lineages.
- Distinguish among the major fossil and extant pteridophyte lineages.
- Distinguish among the major fossil and extant seed plant lineages.
- Explain the pattern of evolution of plants in time.
- Communicate the basic principles of modern (cladistic) phylogenetic analysis including the concept of homology and of evolutionary biology including: Darwinian evolution by means of natural selection; speciation; adaptive radiation and the environment; the role of the fossil record in understanding evolution.
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one laboratory.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Plant Science Building 107
Instructors
Crepet, W
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Plant Science Building 107
Instructors
Crepet, W
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