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BZ3450 - Ecological and Conservation Genetics
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2023 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
2 |
Administered by: |
College of Science and Engineering |
The continuing development of genetic techniques over recent years has opened new
and exciting avenues in research in ecology and conservation. A rounded education
in any ecological or conservation field requires awareness of the current use and
future potential of genetic techniques. This subject introduces the student to these
uses. Uses of molecular phylogenies and population genetic data will be introduced
to demonstrate how these can trace the evolutionary history of a group and assist
in biodiversity and conservation studies. Factors affecting the genetic structure
of species will be covered, including the effects of social structure and population
subdivision on gene flow. There is an emphasis on the use of genetic approaches to
setting conservation priorities and in management of endangered populations.
Learning Outcomes
- to develop an understanding of the underlying genetic architecture of organisms and
how this reflects and influences evolutionary processes;
- to develop an understanding of the use of molecular information to devise and test
phylogenetic hypotheses;
- to develop an understanding of the ways in which genetic data can be collected and
analysed to answer questions about the ecological and social structure of a species;
- to develop an understanding of the ways in which genetic principles can be applied
to the management of natural and genetically modified resources.
Subject Assessment
- Written > Examination (centrally administered) - (50%) - Individual
- practical reports and assignments - (50%) - Individual.
Assumed Knowledge:
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Students enrolling in this subject should have a good understanding of level 2 science
including genetics (BS2470 and/or BC2023) and/or biochemistry (BC2013) or equivalents,
including knowledge of genetic inheritance, principles of evolutionary analysis and
a fundamental understanding of whole organism biology.
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Prerequisites: |
BS2470 OR BZ2420 OR BC2023 OR BC2013 |
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:
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AG3003 AG5003 BZ5450 |
Availabilities
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Townsville,
Study Period 2,
Internal
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Census Date 24-Aug-2023 |
Coordinator: |
Miss Shannon Kjeldsen |
Lecturers:
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Assoc. Professor Conrad Hoskin, Professor Kyall Zenger, Dr Megan Higgie, Miss Shannon Kjeldsen, Professor Jan Strugnell. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
3
credit point subject is approximately
130 hours.
- 26 hours lectures
- 36 hours workshops
- assessment and self-directed study
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Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process,
and in case
of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
official information.