BIOL 441

Trends in Land Plant Evolution

Prerequisites

Either BIOL 220, B BIO 220, or T BIOL 140; and either BIOL 317, BIOL 350, BIOL 354, BIOL 355, or BIOL 356.

Description

Covers key innovations and trends during the evolution of land plants. Uses an evolution of development (evo-devo) approach that compares morphological, anatomical, developmental, and molecular traits across main evolutionary lineages of plants.