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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Life Sciences (Biology)
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof Avi Shmida
Coordinator Office Hours:
Feldman building, 14-16
Teaching Staff:
Prof Avi Shmida
Course/Module description:
The course presents basic principles of ecology and evolutionary biology by learning and analyzing the natural system of the "Pollination Market": The biology of flowers and their pollinators. Morphologies and behaviors of flowers, Bees, Flies, Beetles, Butterflies and Wasps , as well as Birds and Bats are described in the context of pollination and the adaptive value that each side is taking in such an "assignment game" is studied. Different patterns of Sex-Types in plants are explained by game theoretical approach e.g.: Why most flowers are Hermaphrodite?, How to choose good males? and why usually the Sex-Ratio is 1 : 1?. Basic rational principles from Biology and Economic are demonstrated in bees' behavior and flowers' patterns, such as: flower size and longevity, flower colors and insect vision, wind versus animal pollination, relation between reward and advertisement, foraging strategies, inflorescence structure and sex allocation.
Course/Module aims:
Studying the basic evolutionary mechanisms of organismic biology, by using the two-sided pollination market with bees and flowers as a model. Emphasis will be placed on aspects of sexual allocation problems that have shaped the behaviors and morphologies of animals and plants.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
to implement the basic principles of evolutionary biology and rational decision of bees and flowers, in their daily lives in all fields of life (i.e. economic markets or picking a business associate or a spouse.
Attendance requirements(%):
100%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lecture
Course/Module Content:
Flowers tructure and "economic" considerations.
Gender ratio in a species.
Sexual types in flowers and their relationship to pollination. Principles in the bloom market.
Bees - the main pollinators.
Advertisement and reward in the bloom market. Colors of flowers. Co-evolution
Required Reading:
None
Additional Reading Material:
Textbooks in English:
א. Raven P H and Johnson G B 1986 Biology, Times Mirror / Mosby College Publishing.
ב. Charnov E. L. 1982 The Theory of Sex Allocation. Princeton University Press, Princeton New Jersey.
Additional reading in Hebrew
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 100 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
None
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