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BIOL-F202

Evolution et diversité des eucaryotes : métazoaires

academic year
2023-2024
2024-2025

Course teacher(s)

Jean-Christophe DE BISEAU D'HAUTEVILLE (Coordinator) and Jean-François FLOT

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

french

Course content

Studiy of the diversity and evolution of animals, including their physiology.

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

At the end of the course, students should be able to explain, orally or in writing, the evolution of animals, their morphological characteristics and their major functions.

Prerequisites and Corequisites

Required and corequired courses

Cours co-requis

Courses requiring this course

Cours ayant celui-ci comme co-requis

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures

Contribution to the teaching profile

Master the fundamental concepts in biology as well as the necessary bases in chemistry, physics and mathematics.
Collect and verify information in a critical manner.
Analyze, synthesize and link knowledge.
Use precise, domain-specific language.
Understand and think critically about scientific presentations, oral and written, including in English.
Recognize inconsistent explanations and overgeneralizations.
Recognize the scientific character of an argument/theory.
Learn to work and communicate in a team, respecting the objectives and deadlines imposed.
Use clear and rigorous language adapted to the target audience. Understand the societal issues related to their discipline.

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

Brusca & al., 2016 (3rd edition). Invertebrates. Sinauer Associates. 936 pp. ISBN 9781605353753
De Iuliis & Pulerà, 2011 (2nd edition). The Dissection of Vertebrates. 332 pp. ISBN 9780123750600
Hickman et al., 2013 (16th edition). Integrated Principles of Zoology. McGraw-Hill. 912 pp. ISBN 9780073524214
Kardong, 2014 (7th edition). Vertebrates: Comparative Anatomy, Function, Evolution. McGraw-Hill. 794 pp. ISBN 9780078023026
Raven et al. 2017 (11th edition). Biology. McGraw-Hill Education. 1281 pp. ISBN 9781259188138
Poinsot et al. 2018. Diversité animale. Deboeck Supérieur. 448pp. ISBN 9782807315396

Other information

Contacts

Lecturer in 2022-23: Jean-François Flot, jean-francois.flot@ulb.be
Assistants: Marine Pyl, Marine.Pyl@ulb.be & Nicolas Fontaine, nicolas.fontaine@ulb.be

Campus

Plaine, Solbosch

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • written examination
  • Oral presentation

written examination

Oral presentation

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

The oral presentation P will count for 20% of the final grade. The written exam E will count for 80% of the final grade

Language(s) of evaluation

  • french

Programmes