BIAN6513 Primate Evolutionary Biology
| Offered By | School of Archaeology & Anthropology |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Biological Anthropology |
| Offered in | First Semester, 2009 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description | The course begins with surveying general principles of evolution, biodiversity and systematics, species theory, phylogeny reconstruction and biogeography, and quickly progresses to a consideration of how these apply in turn to lemurs, lorises and galagos, tarsiers, New and Old World monkeys, and apes, because the meaning and relevance of theory are best appreciated in context. Students will be expected to be able to recognise and characterise all the main groups of primates to a limited extent, and a few groups in depth, and to use this as the basis for an understanding of the current conservation crisis. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Two 30-minute tutorial presentations (30%), two tests (10% each) and 5000 word essay (50%). |
| Workload |
2 hours of lectures, 1 hour of film and 1 hour of tutorial per week |
| Course Classification(s) | TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses. |
| Areas of Interest | Anthropology |
| Preliminary Reading |
Groves, C. Primate Taxonomy, Smithsonian Institution Press, 2001. |
| Academic Contact | Prof. Colin Groves |
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