CHOIX3

This module provides an introduction to ethnobotany and ethnoecology, with a view to understanding the material and immaterial dimensions of the relationships between humans and their environment, with a particular focus on the plant world. We will be looking in particular at local systems of nomenclature and classification, perceptions and representations of nature, resource management uses and practices, and biocultural, ecological and evolutionary interactions. Ethnobotany and ethnoecology are disciplines at the interface of anthropology, botany and ecology, which can also borrow tools and concepts from linguistics, archaeology, geography and agronomy. This module complements the "Ethnoecology and Sustainable Development" module (Master 2) by providing the theoretical and methodological foundations of ethnobotany.

See full page

"The aim of this course is to complement the first semester's teaching by developing the issues involved in the evolution of phenotypes and the main associated methodological approaches. Lessons will address the evolution of different types of traits (life-history traits, traits involved in reproductive strategies, traits involved in biotic interactions, quantitative traits). The main approaches covered include game-theoretic formalization, adaptive dynamics, quantitative genetic approaches and the work of confronting theoretical predictions with empirical data. Teaching includes:

1) lectures on the main concepts of evolutionary ecology;

2) tutorials focusing on document studies and exercises".

See full page