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 606-303 Botany Systematics and Evolution

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Professor P Y Ladiges and Dr A Drinnan

Prerequisites

Botany 606-202.

Semester

1

Contact

24 lectures (2 per week), 24 hours practical work (2 per week)

Subject Description

Topics studied include:

  • homology and form;
  • numerical methods in systematics - phenetics and cladistics;
  • classification of vascular plants, especially gymnosperms and angiosperms;
  • fossils;
  • historical biogeography; and
  • Australian flora.

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

Assessment

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

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