3 ECTS credits
78 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4016569FNR for all students in the 1st semester of even academic years (e.g. 2012-2013)
at
a (F) Master - specialised level.
- Semester
- biennial: 1st semester of an even academic year (e.g. 2012-2013)
- Enrollment based on exam contract
- Impossible
- Grading method
- Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
- Can retake in second session
- Yes
- Enrollment Requirements
- Registration for "Population and Conservation Genetics" is allowed if one is registered for or has successfully accomplished "Systematics, Phylogeny and Natural History of Amphibians", "Ecological Physiology of Amphibians and Reptiles" and "Conceptual and Integrative Taxonomy in Herpetology".
- Taught in
- English
- Faculty
- Faculty of Science and Bio-engineering Sciences
- Department
- Biology
- Educational team
- Franky Bossuyt
Joachim Mergeay
(course titular)
- Activities and contact hours
-
13 contact hours Lecture
39 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
- Course Content
During the theoretical sessions of this course, you will be introduced to population dynamics (e.g. geographic versus ecological distance), conservation genetics and hybrid zones (e.g. unimodal versus bimodal hybrid zones). These topics are taught with European amphibians as study objects.
During practical courses, you will learn to work with several specialized software programs (e.g. EasyPop, Fstat, Geneclass, NewHybrids) by doing exercises on population dynamics. You will also learn to analyze the power of a data set using tools provided on www.congressgenetics.eu
- Course material
- Digital course material (Recommended) : Prints of Powerpoint presentations used during classes, Pointcarré
Digital course material (Recommended) : Scientific websites discussed during the lectures, Pointcarré
Digital course material (Recommended) : Scientific articles discussed during the lectures, Pointcarré
Digital course material (Recommended) : Audiovisual material (PointCarré), Pointcarré
- Additional info
Not applicable
- Learning Outcomes
-
General competences
After this course the student is expected to
- have an enlarged knowledge on the European herpetofauna
- have a solid knowledge on population and conservation genetics.
- be able to conduct scientific research, going from a literature study to design and implementation
- master several state of the art techniques and software on population dynamics and conservation genetics.
- present scientific results in a group and take responsibility.
- Grading
-
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
- written examination
with a relative weight of 1
which comprises 100% of the final mark.
Note: open questions and/or multiple choice questions
- Additional info regarding evaluation
Not applicable
- Allowed unsatisfactory mark
- The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.
Academic context
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Biology: Ecology and Biodiversity