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On completion of the course, the students shall have acquired the following knowledge and understanding:
- Describe the main evolutionary acquisitions on groups of the plant kingdom and its adaptive significance;
- Comprehend the modern plant phylogeny and its sources of information;
- Explain the underlying evolutionary mechanisms of diversity and speciation in the plant kingdom;
- Describe the variety of pollination syndromes, reproductive systems and population structures presentin the plant kingdom, and explain the mechanisms underlying this diversity;
- Explain and critically analyse how the genetic diversity and evolutionary potential of plant populations are influenced by phenomena like phenotypic plasticity, seed banks, hybridization, polyploidy and postglacial colonization history;
- Formulate hypotheses and propose methods when studying evolutionary phenomena in wild plant species.
Date: February 5th, 2018 to February 9th, 2018
Deadline for Applications: January 12th, 2018