Ecologie des interactions

Teacher(s)

Hance Thierry; Van Dyck Hans; Wesselingh Renate;

Language

French

Main themes

Lectures in class room in three modules :

1. Plant life history traits
2. Population dynamics
3. Basics of evolutionary ecology, and particularly, behavioural ecology.
During our lectures we use PowerPoint presentations, but also videos.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	Interactions between living organisms determine the dynamic and the structure of living communities. Moreover, they play an essential role in evolutionary process. In terms of knowledge, students will have to understand the principles underlying the modelling of individual interaction. Morever, they will have to know the theories on coexistence, competition, herbivory, predation, parasitism and coevolution. At the end of the course they should be able to applied their knowledge to new situations.

Content

Ecological interactions are between two or more species in an ecosystem, but also between two or more individuals within one population.

The course consists of three parts :

1. Plant-pollinator interactions,
2. Parasitism and mutualism (host-parasitoid and host-endsymbiont) and
3. Intra- and interspecific communication (mimicry and camouflage, signals in ecological interactions and brood parasitism).

Teaching methods

Lectures and in-class discussion.

Evaluation methods

The course will be evaluated with a written exam with open questions.

Other information

The course is given in week 7–9 of the first semester and is part of the teaching module "Ecologie des interactions" of the master BOE.

Online resources

Moodle website for LBOE2160

Faculty or entity

> BIOL