Plant Evolution and Diversity Lab (350-0-20)

Instructors

Patrick S Herendeen
847/835-6956
Hogan Hall, 6-140B, 2205 Tech Drive

Meeting Info

Technological Institute MG51: Tues 10:00AM - 11:50AM

Overview of class

This course is an introduction to the diversity and evolutionary history of land plants for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. It will introduce principles of plant structure, classification, phylogeny, and paleontology in an evolutionary framework. Morphological, anatomical, molecular and fossil evidence for the evolutionary history and relationships of each group will be presented. Laboratories will focus on diversity and structural characteristics of each group and their fossils. Field trips will complement lecture and laboratory activities. In addition to lecture and lab, students will prepare an annotated bibliography on a topic of their choosing (subject to approval).

Registration Requirements

Prerequisite: Students must have completed BIOL_SCI 203-0, or BIOL_SCI 339-0, or BIOL_SCI 341-0, or BIOL_SCI 342-0, or ENVR_SCI 202-0 to register for this course.

Teaching Method

Lectures & Labs

Class Materials (Suggested)

An Introductory Botany Textbook, such as:

Biology of plants, 7th edition. 2016. James D. Mauseth. ISBN-13: 978-1284077537. Jones & Bartlett Learning

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Reserved for Biology Majors until the end of preregistration, after which time enrollment will be open to everyone who has taken the prerequisites and registered for any required corequisites. Prerequisite: Students must have completed BIOL_SCI 203-0, or BIOL_SCI 339-0, or BIOL_SCI 341, or BIOL_SCI 342-0, or ENVR_SCI 202-0 to register for this course.

Associated Classes

LAB - Meets in Non-General PurposeRm: Thurs 10:00AM - 11:50AM