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Functional ecology of amphibians and reptiles. The field of functional ecology Functional ecology aims to understand how lower-level structures and processes.

Dec 20, 2015

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Page 1: Functional ecology of amphibians and reptiles. The field of functional ecology Functional ecology aims to understand how lower-level structures and processes.

Functional ecologyof amphibians and reptiles

Page 2: Functional ecology of amphibians and reptiles. The field of functional ecology Functional ecology aims to understand how lower-level structures and processes.

The field of functional ecology Functional ecology aims to understand how lower-level structures and processes allow an organism to function within its natural environment.

genes

organelles

cells

tissues

organism

population

community

ecosystem

biosphere

organs

organ systems

Page 3: Functional ecology of amphibians and reptiles. The field of functional ecology Functional ecology aims to understand how lower-level structures and processes.

genetics

The field of functional ecology

genes

organelles

cells

tissues

organism

population

community

ecosystem

biosphere

functional ecology

organs

organ systems

physiology

morphology

ethology

ecology

evolutionarybiology

Page 4: Functional ecology of amphibians and reptiles. The field of functional ecology Functional ecology aims to understand how lower-level structures and processes.

The field of functional ecology

Page 5: Functional ecology of amphibians and reptiles. The field of functional ecology Functional ecology aims to understand how lower-level structures and processes.

Amphibians and reptiles Amphibians and reptiles are model organisms in functional ecology.

# publicationsin Functional Ecology

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Page 6: Functional ecology of amphibians and reptiles. The field of functional ecology Functional ecology aims to understand how lower-level structures and processes.

Amphibians and reptiles Amphibians and reptiles are model organisms in functional ecology.

SceloporusAnolis Uta

Page 7: Functional ecology of amphibians and reptiles. The field of functional ecology Functional ecology aims to understand how lower-level structures and processes.

Topics Functional ecology is too wide for 24hrs.

• Thermal ecology

• Ecological morphology locomotion

• Functional ecology and sexual selection

Page 8: Functional ecology of amphibians and reptiles. The field of functional ecology Functional ecology aims to understand how lower-level structures and processes.

Teachers

Raoul Van [email protected]

Katleen [email protected]

Laboratory for Functional MorphologyDepartment of BiologyUniversity of Antwerp

www.ua.ac.be/funmorphwww.uantwerpen.be/funmorph

Page 9: Functional ecology of amphibians and reptiles. The field of functional ecology Functional ecology aims to understand how lower-level structures and processes.

Assessment

• Examination: oral with written preparation

• Topics covered in the class room

• Example papers (see website)

Page 10: Functional ecology of amphibians and reptiles. The field of functional ecology Functional ecology aims to understand how lower-level structures and processes.

Course material

• Slides

• Example papers

• Suggested reading

http://webh01.ua.ac.be/funmorph/raoul/