Course: Evolution of Developmental Processes, Lecture (2201-451)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Martin Blum (verantwortlich)
• Annegret Bäuerle (verwaltend)

Type of Course:

lecture

In-Class Hours Per Week:

1

Contents:

The lecture covers and connects the concepts of the study of evolutionar and developmental biology. The list of concepts comprises homology, morphological homology, molecular homology, evolutionary biology as historical science, morphological differences between embryos, molecular differences between embryos, new traits for new phyla, new traits within phyla, molecular basis for new traits, diversity of morphologies and molecular machineries as experiments that were and are conducted by nature, contingency as condition for change.

Literature:

Barton et al (2007), Evolution, Cold Spring Harbor Press
Carroll (2004), From DNA to Diversity, Blackwell
Zrzavý, Storch, Mihulka, Burda (2009), Evolution: Ein Lese-Lehrbuch, Spektrum
Grant, Grant (2007), How and Why Species multiply, Princeton Univ Press

Location:

Hohenheim

Module:

• 2201-470 Evolution of Developmental Processes (Biology Teacher Program for Secondary Schools) (compulsory)
• 2201-450 Evolution of Developmental Processes (compulsory)

eLearning:

Course in ILIAS