ECTS
4 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Hourly volume
27h
Description
"The objective is to analyze the phylogenetic, developmental and functional constraints that may have governed the morphological changes discernible in the fossil record. The phylogenetic approach will be approached by reconstruction methods applicable to fossils (parsimony; cladistic analysis). Developmental and functional approaches (mainly odontology) will be illustrated by different methodologies developed on the Montpellier campus (notably X-ray microtomography). The critical review of reference articles in the considered field will give rise to an oral presentation followed by questions."
Necessary pre-requisites
Put into perspective the different abiotic (temperature, light, salinity, water, oxygen, pollutants) and biotic (availability of trophic resources, parasitism, symbiosis, competition) constraints in a context of anthropization and climate change.
Knowledge control
Continuous assessment : 100%.