Pollination Biology
General data
Course ID: | 1400-235BZR-OG |
Erasmus code / ISCED: |
13.104
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Course title: | Pollination Biology |
Name in Polish: | Biologia zapylania roślin |
Organizational unit: | Faculty of Biology |
Course groups: |
General university courses General university courses at Faculty of Biology General university subjects |
Course homepage: | http://www.ogrod.uw.edu.pl/studia/biologia_zapylania.htm |
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
2.00
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Language: | Polish |
Type of course: | general courses |
Mode: | Classroom |
Short description: |
The course is an introduction to pollination biology of flowering plants. During the lectures the following topics will be discussed: The scope and history of pollination biology, Flowers, pollination and fertilization, Plant reproductive strategies, Evolutionary history of zoogamy and specialization of pollination systems, Various forms of zoogamy (pollination by insects, birds, mammals etc.), Pollination by deception, Water and wind as vectors of pollination, Economic implication of plant pollination. |
Full description: |
The scope and history of pollination biology. Why it is worth studying plant pollination biology? History of pollination studies: ancient observations, discovery of plant sex, beginning of systematic studies of pollination systems, Opera magna of 18th and 19th centuries (Muller, Sprengel, Darwin, Knuth). 20th century hypothesis of pollination syndromes. New techniques: antheclogy and phylogenetics, pollination network analyses. Flowers, pollination and fertilization What is a flower and what is it for? Flower structure: one model, many variants. Inflorescences: types and function. Why do animal visit flowers? Atractants and flower rewards. Pollination - act of mutualism or parasitism. The case of Yucca and Ficus. Costs and advantages of zoogamy. Plant reproductive strategies. Plant sex. Self- and crosspollination: pros and contras. Self-incompatibility (genetic and biochemical aspects). Pollination and what next? Pollen tubes' wars and female choice. Selective abortion of embryos. Dichogamy: evolution and consequences. Hetrostyly - a way of cross-pollination or optimalization of pollen transfer. Apimictic plants. Evolutionary history of zoogamy and specialization of pollination systems. Co-evolution of flowers and animals. Evolutionary trends in flower structure. Efficiency of pollination. Insect visit vs. pollination. Faithful pollinators. Advantages and disadvantages of specialization. Various forms of zoogamy (pollination by insects, birds, mammals etc.). Pollination by deception Flower mimicry. Flower deception and lernig processes in bees. Sexual deception. Trap flowers and inflorecences. Water and wind as vectors of pollination Economic implication of plant pollination. Crop pollination. How much is a bee worth? Do we face the "pollination crisis"? Alien plants and imported polllinators. Pollination networks and tehir conservation. Future directions of pollination studies. |
Bibliography: |
Faegri K. & van der Pijl L. 1979. The Principles of Pollination Ecology, 2nd ed. Pergamon Press, Oxford. Harder L.D. & Barrett S.C.H. (eds.) 2006. Ecology and evolution of flowers. Oxford University Press, Oxford. Pellmyr O. 2002. Pollination by animals. W: Plant-Animal Interaction. An Evolutionary Approach. C.M. Herrera & O. Pellmyr (eds.), Blackwell, Oxford. ss 157-184. Proctor M., Yeo P. & Lack A. 1996. Natural History of Pollination. Harper Collins Publishers, London. Waser N.M. & Ollerton J. 2006. Plant-pollinator interactions. From specialization to generalization. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London. |
Learning outcomes: |
(in Polish) Po odbyciu kursu student wie: - jak odbywa się proces zapylenia i zapłodnienia w kwiatach roślin okrytozalążkowych - jakie są atraktanty i nagrody kwiatowe - jak funkcjonują systemy samoniezgodności, czasowego i przestrzennego rozdziału płci w kwiatach okrytonasiennych - jak odbywała się ewolucja zoogamii Po ukończeniu kursu student zna: - budowę kwiatu roślin okrytonasiennych i jej przystosowania do rożnych sposobów zapylania - abiotyczne i biotyczne sposoby zapylania kwiatów - różnorodność zwierząt zapylających kwiaty - rolę procesu zapylania w kształtowaniu różnorodności biologicznej Ziemi - rolę i wartość procesu zapylania dla gospodarki ludzkiej - współczesne zagrożenia dotykające mutualistycznych powiązań roślin i zwierząt zapylających - historię badań nad biologią zapylania roślin |
Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
(in Polish) Kurs zaliczany jest na podstawie egzaminu testowego. |
Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)
Time span: | 2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28 |
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Type of class: |
Lecture, 30 hours, 30 places
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Coordinators: | Marcin Zych | |
Group instructors: | Małgorzata Stpiczyńska, Marcin Zych | |
Students list: | (inaccessible to you) | |
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Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (future)
Time span: | 2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26 |
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MO TU W WYK
TH FR |
Type of class: |
Lecture, 30 hours, 30 places
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Coordinators: | Marcin Zych | |
Group instructors: | Małgorzata Stpiczyńska, Marcin Zych | |
Students list: | (inaccessible to you) | |
Examination: |
Course -
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Lecture - Examination |
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