Details

Fakultät	Math.-Nat. und Med. Fakultät
Bereich	Biologie
Code	UE-SBL.00021
Sprachen	Englisch
Art der Unterrichtseinheit	Vorlesung
Kursus	Bachelor
Semester	SA-2022

Titel

Französisch	Biologie de l'évolution
Deutsch	Evolutionsbiologie
Englisch	Evolutionary Biology

Zeitplan und Räume

Vorlesungszeiten	Montag 10:15 - 12:00, Wöchentlich (Herbstsemester)
Strukturpläne	2h par semaines durant 14 semaines
Kontaktstunden	28

Unterricht

Verantwortliche	Flatt Thomas
Dozenten-innen	Flatt Thomas
Beschreibung	This course introduces the fundamental principles and concepts of evolutionary biology. Since the publication of Charles Darwin’s 1859 book On The Origin of Species evolutionary biology has illuminated why and how organisms evolve, how they adapt to their environments through the process of natural selection, and how new species come into existence. Evolutionary biology is thus critical for our understanding of all of biology: “nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution”, as the famous geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky wrote. Evolution answers such exciting questions as: How did life originate? How do new species form? How can natural selection lead to – seemingly impossible or highly improbable – adaptations, including very complex organismal structures? How do history and randomness affect the evolution of life on earth? How do genetics and development constrain or facilitate evolution? Why are bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics? How can cooperation evolve despite selfishness? Why are sex ratios typically 50:50? Why do some organisms produce only one offspring, whereas others produce millions? Why do we age and die?
Lernziele	The students will learn to: define and apply the basic concepts of evolutionary biology; understand the principle of natural selection; explain why and how organisms evolve, adapt, speciate or go extinct; understand the interplay between chance (history, contingency, random events) and determinism (e.g., selection) in shaping evolution; summarize the empirical evidence for evolution, including human evolution; understand and discuss open, still unresolved scientific problems in evolutionary biology; refute creationist or intelligent design claims; and explain the theory and factual basis of evolution to non-biologists; understand the importance of evolutionary biology for human evolution, health and disease.
Bemerkungen	Primary reference/textbook: This course will be based very closely on the following book: Title: Evolution - An Introduction (2nd edition from 2005) Authors: Stearns & Hoekstra Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2005 ISBN: 9780199255634 The students are strongly encouraged to obtain the book and to read it.
Soft Skills	Nein
ausserhalb des Bereichs	Nein
BeNeFri	Ja
Mobilität	Ja
UniPop	Nein

Schriftliche Prüfung - SA-2022, Wintersession 2023

Datum	15.02.2023 13:00 - 14:30
Bewertungsmodus	Nach Note
Beschreibung	Épreuve écrite de 90 min. Une note.

Schriftliche Prüfung - SP-2023, Herbstsession 2023

Datum	07.09.2023 16:00 - 17:30
Bewertungsmodus	Nach Note
Beschreibung	Épreuve écrite de 90 min. Une note.