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Lecturer(s)
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Smýkal Petr, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The object is focussed on following themes: Looking at variation. From Ray to Darwin. The beginning of biometry. Early work on the basis of idividual variation. Post-Darwinian ideas about evolution. Modern views on the basis of variation. Reproductive strategies. Intraspecific variation, conception of ecotype. Recent progress in genecology. Species and speciation. Gradual speciation and hybridization. Abrupt speciation. Conception of species. Evolution: some generalization. Protection of nature versus species extinction.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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PhD exam
- Apply experience from genetics, Ecology and Phytogeography in understanding the biology of species. - Recall the most important historical opinions on Plant Variation. - Explain the differences in reproductzion modes, their impact on Plant Variation, and explain the Paradox of sex. - Define the reasons of inter- and intraspecific genetic variability. - Explain different ways of speciation. - Define the species.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Oral exam
PhD Exam
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Recommended literature
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Briggs D. et Walters S.M. (1997). Plant variation and evolution. Cambridge University Press, 3rd. ed.. Cambridge University Press.
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Briggs D. et Walters S.M. (2001). Proměnlivost a evoluce rostlin. Vydavatelství UP.
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Stace C. A. (1980). Plant Taxonomy and Biosystematics. London.
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