Biology 264 - PLANT DIVERSITY & EVOLUTION

This course will explore the diversity of plant life and investigate its evolutionary origins and history through a mixture of lecture, lab, and discussion activities. A key focus of the course will be the ecological and environmental context of major evolutionary developments in the Land Plants, including their adaptations to various abiotic challenges, as well as antagonistic and mutualistic interactions with other organisms. Our survey of plant diversity will be guided by recent phylogenetic studies we will make regular use of the outstanding living collections in the Lyman Plant House.