國立中興大學教學大綱
課程名稱 (中) 昆蟲分類專論(8093)
(Eng.) Special Topics in Insect Taxonomy
開課單位 昆蟲系
課程類別 選修 學分 2 授課教師 楊正澤
選課單位 昆蟲博 / 博士班 授課使用語言 中文 英文/EMI N 開課學期 1051
課程簡述 研習昆蟲分類之博士生應對其專長分類群及主題有較深入之討論,因此專論針對各昆蟲分類研究題材提供實務討論。
先修課程名稱
課程含自主學習 N
課程與核心能力關聯配比(%) 課程目標之教學方法與評量方法
課程目標 核心能力 配比(%) 教學方法 評量方法
1.Taxonomy as profession
2.To do revision work on some given taxon
1.中英文論文閱讀、分析與寫作
5.分類學與系統演化學知識與研究技術
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50
專題探討/製作
習作
書面報告
口頭報告
授課內容(單元名稱與內容、習作/每週授課、考試進度-共18週)
Chapter 1 Theory and Practice of Biological Classification
Some basic principles of classification
Identification
Criteria of zoological classification
Classification and phylogeny
The three schools of macrotaxonomy
Is a classification a theory?
The functions of a classification
What is the best classification?
The steps in the taxonomic procedure
The delimitation of taxa
Hierachical classification
Higher categories and higher taxa
The process of ranking
Relationship and similarity
Difficulties encountered in macrotaxonomy
The improvement of existing classifications
The importance of sound classification
Chapter 2 Taxonomic Characters
Characters and signifiers
Kinds of characters
The weighting of characters
The relative value of different kinds of characters
Characters and categorical rank
Conclusions
Chapter 3 Numerical Phenetics
Clams made by pheneticists
Achievements of the phonetic approach
Weaknesses of numerical phonetics
Weak points of phenetic mmethods
Outlook
The future of numerical phonetics
Chapter 4 Cladistics
Difficulties in presenting an unbiased account of cladistics
Cladistic analysis
Difficulties in cladistics analysis
Cladidtic classification
Difficulties in cladistics classification
The consequences of the adoption of cladistics principles for the classification
of animals and plants
Appendix: weighting and anagenetic analysis
Chapter 5 Evolutionary Classification
Differences between cladistics and evolutionary classification
The Linnaean hierarchy
How to construct an evolutionary
The traditional concept of a common ancestor
Various concepts of monophyly
Polyphyly
Advantages of evolutionary classification
Practical considerations in the construction of a classification
Criteria for delimitation and ranking
Chapter 6 Numerical Methods of Phylogeny Inference
The data set
Distance methods
Overview of distance methods
Character methods
Overview of character-based methods
Which method is best?
Appendix: computer programs
Chapter 7 Taxonomic Collections and the Process of Identification
Systematic collections
Curating of collections
Identification
Material for revisionary or monographic work
Chapter 8 Taxonomic Publication
The strategy of publishing
Documentation and information retrieval
Kinds of publications
Major features of taxonomic publications
Form and style of the taxonomic article
Preparation of the manuscript for publication
Chapter 9 The Rules of Zoological Nomenclature
The most important properties of taxa names
The international code
Evoluion of the theory of nomenclature
The interpretation and application of the code
以下列題材為範例,就其研究成果進行討論及評析。
1.同翅目飛蝨類
2.同翅目蟬類
3.直翅類
4.蜉蝣目
5.雙翅目:特別論及「素木標本」及co-type
6.膜翅目(Andreas Dubinzky之博士論文)
學習評量方式
Term papers according to the topics (2-3) which disscuss in the class. (50%)
The attribution of the in-class discussion will be evaluated. (30%)
The final report must be a full paper or short assay other than term papers. (20%)
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