Life Sciences
Animal-Plant Interactions
Module code: C1110
Level 6
15 credits in autumn semester
Teaching method: Lecture
Assessment modes: Coursework, Computer based exam
Explore the ways in which animals and plants have evolved to produce current positive and negative ecological interactions.
On this module, you’ll look at:
- positive interactions such as mutualisms (pollination, seed dispersal, ant-plant interactions) and commensalisms
- antagonistic interactions, including herbivory (including herbivore impacts and plant responses), frugivory, seed predation and carnivorous plants
- indirect interactions (mediated through species or resources)
- applied aspects (grazing management, control of herbivorous pest species, invasive species, trophic cascades, conservation of interactions, responses to environmental change).
Module learning outcomes
- Critically evaluate the interactions between animals and plants, including the evolution of these interactions and, where appropriate, their applied significance
- Critically evaluate significant reseach developments taking place at the forefron of the field, setting them in the context of established knowledge
- Identify and extract key information from a range of sources, especially the primary literature
- Synthesise and critically appraise informaiton and data from a range of sources, and communicate ideas, arguments and evidence in a clear and logical manner