Evolutionary Ecology of Phenotypic Plasticity
Albert Katz International School
for Desert Studies
Course number 001-2-3001
Prof. Ariel Novoplansky,
Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology,
Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research,
Fall 2007-8
Tuesdays 15:30~18:30, Classroom 1,
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1.
What is phenotypic plasticity.
2. Signal perception
and information processing by plants.
3. Plant morphogenetical controls and their ecological implications.
4. Plant foraging: strategies
and mechanisms.
5. Phenotypic
plasticity and the organization of populations and communities.
6. Costs and limits of
phenotypic plasticity.
7. Phenotypic
plasticity and evolution: consequences and implications.
8. On the differences
between plants and animals.
Course duties and grade components
1.
Active participation (rather than mere presence...) in classes and discussions
(30%).
2. Coordination of a
discussion on a selected topic (20%).
3. A review paper or a
research proposal (50%).
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Dec 25, 2007 Hagi, Maternal
effects
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Jan 1, 2008 Naama,
Division of labor
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Jan 8, 2008 Daphy,
Plasticity and Ontogeny
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Jan 15, 2008 Itai, Quorum
sensing
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Jan 22, 2008 Gal,
Plasticity and the interplay between sexual and natural selection
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Jan 29, 2008 Osama,
Inducible defenses
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Feb 5, 2008 Shani,
Plasticity and competition
No more student discussions for this round…
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Intro
to phenotypic plasticity
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Physiological
coordination and correlative responses
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Foraging
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