Bi6260 Physiology of adaptations

Faculty of Science
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Vladimír Šimek, CSc. (lecturer), doc. RNDr. Martin Vácha, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Vladimír Šimek, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Vladimír Šimek, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Tue 14:00–14:50 B11/235
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
After the successful completion of the course, students will be able to: - discuss the theoretical and practical bases of animal organisms adaptations - survey adaptations on the essential factors of environment - describe and analyse main mechanisms of the adaptation reactions of animals and a man.
Syllabus
  • Organism and environment: external and internal factors of environment, flexibility and stability of organism.
  • General principles of adaptation of organism: adaptation of organism - base conceptions, different levels and types of adaptation phenomena, methodical problems in adaptation experiments.
  • Regulation mechanisms of adaptations: base forms of biological regulation, humoral regulation, regulation by mediation of the nervous system, reciprocal dependencies of regulation mechanisms.
  • Adaptation on the principal factors of environment: temperature, nutrition, contents of oxygen, other factors (light, radioactivity, radiation, etc.)
  • Troubles of adaptation, perspectives of next studies of adaptation phenomena.
Literature
  • literature is recommended by lecturer
  • ŠESTÁK, Zdeněk. Jak psát a přednášet o vědě. Illustrated by Hana Kymrová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1999, 204 s. ISBN 8020007555. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical study by means of lectures, textbooks and internet sources.
Assessment methods
Ending of the course is in the form of colloquium. Students prove their knowledge in dialogue with the teacher. Correctness and perfection of the answers is evaluated by the teacher.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Na předmět se vztahuje povinnost registrace, bez registrace může být znemožněn zápis předmětu!
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014.
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