1. Genetics and Population Genetics - 24 lectures, 24 hours problem solving/discussion.
An introduction to Mendelian genetics and genetics at the population level.
Lecture topics: Mendelian analysis, chromosome theory of inheritance, extensions to Mendelian analysis, linkage and recombination, gene mutation, chromosome mutations, Hardy-Weinberg law, selection, mutation-selection balance, migration, inbreeding, genetic drift, Wahlund efffect, inheritance of quantitative characters.
2. Population Ecology - 24 lectures, 12 discussion hours.
An introduction to ecology at the population and community levels.
Lecture topics: Life history tables, demography, models of population growth, the niche concept, niche overlap, intraspecific and interspecific competition, predation, parasitism and mutualism models, key-factor-analysis, harvesting and conservation, community structure, patch dynamics.
Text-books
Griffths et.al. "An Introduction to Genetic Analysis" (1999), Freeman, 7th edition
Siegismund "Populationsgenetik" 3rd edition (1995)
Begon, Harper & Townsend "Ecology" (1996) Blackwell Science. 3rd edition.
Evaluation
1 written examination (13-scale)
ECTS-credits
10
Semester
Spring