| NBID24 | Adaptation: Molecules to Organism, 6 ECTS credits. /Adaptation: Molecules to Organism/ |
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The course is scheduled fulltime during the first half of ht2. It is to be combined with NBID44. |
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 60 |
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Area of Education: Science Subject area: Biology |
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| Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): A
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| Aim: The student will increase her/his understanding of the concept of adaptation in a physiological and an evolutionary context. The student will analyze and discuss classical and modern examples of adaptation at two levels of organization: organismal and molecular. The student will carry out a simple physiological experiment with the major emphasis placed on the different stages of scientific enquiry: hypothesis formulation, experimental design, analysis and statistics and communication of results. |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) Having completed a basic course in physiology such as NBIB29 Fysiologiska principer, NBIC35 Advanced Physiology or equivalent. Basic proficiency in the search in scientific databases, paper retrieval and basic rules in the citation of scientific information Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding. |
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| Supplementary courses: Neurobiology |
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| Organisation: The course consists of lectures, seminars and a short research project. The course is offered in coordination with Kolmården Animal Park so the park facilities will be used as a source of live experiences and study materials. The students are expected to work independently and manage their time efficiently in order to handle the course assignments. Extra costs due to travelling and living must be paid by the student. |
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| Course contents: The course will revise and refine the concept of adaptation with special emphasis on the modern criteria to distinguish between physiological and evolutionary adaptation and how to pursue it experimentally (the phylogenetic comparative method). Examples will be presented and common deviations from scientifically acceptable definitions will be discussed. The students will work on an essay discussing a specific case of evolutionary adaptation at the organismic or molecular level. |
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| Course literature: The recommended course book is the following: Hill, R. W., Wyse, G. A. & Anderson, M. Animal Physiology 2nd edition (Sinauer, 2008). |
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| Written examination Experimental plan Adaptation essay |
2 ECTS 1 ECTS 3 ECTS |
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Course language is English. Department offering the course: IFM. Director of Studies: Agneta Johansson Examiner: Jordi Altimiras Link to the course homepage at the department Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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