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Dec 21, 2024
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BIOL 690 - Biogeography (3 units)
Brief treatment of plant and animal evolution. Prehistoric, historic and present-day world-wide distribution of plant formations and associated animal life. Examples of human impact on biotic life such as domestications, transfers and extinctions. (BIOL 690 and GEOG 634 are cross-listed; credits may be earned in one of the two.)
Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. describe the history of ideas in biogeography.
2. identify the major biomes on earth.
3. explain how geographical barriers to dispersal and environmental variation influence species ranges.
4. explain the role of dispersal in population subdivision and speciation.
5. discuss the geography of speciation and extinction.
6. discuss phylogenetics and its place in the study of biogeography.
7. discuss the roles of ecology and evolution in biogeography, and vice versa.
8. explain biogeographical patterns and processes in insular systems.
9. synthesize orally or in writing as assessed by a presentation and/or written report significance of current topic as presented in this course.
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