Organism Diversity and Evolution (BIOL3209)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
6 Contact hours
Recommended prerequisite
BIOL2201, BIOL2205 and/or BIOL2204
Assessment methods
Problem Sets, Presentation, Project, Exam
Course enquiries
Associate Professor Lyn Cook (Semester 1, Regular, St Lucia, In person)
Dr Lyn Cook (l.cook@uq.edu.au)
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
This course will not be offered from 2013 onwards. Please contact your Faculty for advice if required.
This course will take an evolutionary approach (with strong emphasis on systematics) to addressing topics such as how new species discovered, recognised and described, what factors affect global and continental patterns of biodiversity, how biodiversity has changed through time and across space, and how biodiversity is measured and interpreted. We will primarily draw on examples from Australian plants and animals, but will also refer to other organisms and regions.
