Code: |
44091 |
ECTS: | 5.0 |
Lecturers in charge: |
izv. prof. dr. sc.
Aleksandar Mezga
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Lecturers: |
izv. prof. dr. sc.
Aleksandar Mezga
- Practicum |
Take exam: | Studomat |
English level:
1,0,0 |
All teaching activities will be held in Croatian. However, foreign students in mixed groups will have the opportunity to attend additional office hours with the lecturer and teaching assistants in English to help master the course materials. Additionally, the lecturer will refer foreign students to the corresponding literature in English, as well as give them the possibility of taking the associated exams in English. |
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History of the evolutionary thought. Cosmic evolution (origin of elements, etc.). Chemical evolution. Origin of life (current hypotheses). Biological evolution (including Red Queen hypothesis, etc.). Origin of eukariotes. Evolution of Metazoa. Speciation (allopatric speciation, island species, etc.). Phyletic gradualism. Punctualism. ?Single-step? vs. cumulative selection. Internal selection (constraints, etc). Notion and examples of emergence. Creationsts' ?objections? to evolution (eye, transitional forms, etc.). Cultural evolution. |
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