Systematics and Taxonomy

Code: BIO10328M

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/162 hours

Scientific Area: Biology

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Erradicar a fome - Acabar com a fome, alcançar a segurança alimentar e melhoria da nutrição e promover a agricultura sustentável.

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Proteger a vida marinha - Conservação e uso sustentável dos oceanos, dos mares, e dos recursos marinhos para o desenvolvimento sustentável.

Proteger a vida terrestre - Proteger, recuperar e promover o uso sustentável dos ecossistemas terrestres, gerir de forma sustentável as florestas, combater a desertificação, deter e reverter a degradação da Terra e deter a perda da biodiversidade.

Learning Goals

Dealing with intrapopulation variability and comparison of population samples. Know the main numerical methods of inference biosystematics. Develop a critical capability in analysis and discussion issues related to the classification of living things.
Skills acquired: 1. Generic: Mastery of reading in English, use of computer programs generic (eg Excel) and specific (SPSS, PHYLIPP) capacity
deduction and interpretation of statistical results, use of platform for online learning, University of Évora (Moodle).
2. Specific / technical: Morphometry animal, analysis of variance (ANOVA); analysis of clusters; preparing an article on taxonomy rules of biological nomenclature.

1. Intrapopulation variability
2. Phenetic
3. Cladistics
4. Phylogenetic
5. Numerical Methods for Inference of Phylogeny
6. Biological Nomenclature

Teaching Methods

Structured presentation in theoretical and practical application of concepts, preparation of a scientific paper; analysis and computer simulations.

Continuous assessment through presentation and discussion of reports and / or topics for discussion (50%) Written tests (50%).