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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Science : Botany

606-303 Botany Systematics and Evolution

Credit Points:

14.0

Coordinator:

Professor P Y Ladiges and Dr A Drinnan

Prerequisite/s:

Botany 606-202.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

26 lectures (two a week), 26 hours practical work (two hours a week)

Objectives:

Students should gain:

  • a knowledge of modern methods of phylogenetic systematics, including the application of morphological and molecular data;

  • skills in analysing systematic data, including the use of computer interactive programs;

  • a knowledge of the evolution and diversity of Australian flora, both living and fossil groups of land plants.

Content:

Homology and form. Numerical methods in systematics - phenetics and cladistics. Classification of vascular plants, especially gymnosperms and angiosperms. Fossils. Historical biogeography. Australian flora.

Assessment:

A 1500-word essay; practical reports totalling up to 2000 words; a 3-hour end-of-semester written examination.
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