302441 (v.2) Flowering Plants 502


Area:

Department of Environmental Biology

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0
 
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Lecture:

2 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Fieldwork:

2 x 0.5 Days Yearly
 

Syllabus:

The biology and evolution of the flora of Western Australia - taxonomy, adaptations to fire, herbivores, nutrient and water stress, parasitic and carnivorous plants, pollination mechanisms, botanical nomenclature and experimental taxonomy, biology of primitive and advanced flowering plants, vegetation of Western Australia.
 
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Field of Education:

10900 Biological Sciences (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Informational

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y    
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area