Bi2BP_ZZBL Fundamentals of invertebrate zoology - practical course

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Robert Vlk, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Boris Rychnovský, CSc.
Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Robert Vlk, Ph.D.
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
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to learn basic morfological and anatomical information about selected invertebrate animals based on dissecting their bodies; to connect it with the knowledge about their reproduction and development; and their ecology and distribution.
Syllabus
  • 1. Protozoa: Paramecium caudatum 2. Cnidaria: Hydra oligactis 3. Platyhelminthes: Dugesia conocephala 4. Nematoda: Ascaris sui 5. Mollusca I - Gastropoda: Helix pomatia 6. Mollusca II - Bivalvia: Anodonta cygnea (Mytilus edulis) 7. Mollusca III - Cephalopoda: Sepia officinalis 8. Annelida: Lumbricus terrestis (Tubifex tubifex) 9. Arthropoda I - Chelicerata: Araneus diadematus 10. Crustacea I - Entomostraca: Daphnia pulex 11. Crustacea II - Malacostraca: Gammarus fossarum, Astacus fluviatilis (Pandalus borealis) 12. Myriapoda: Chilopoda and Diplopoda 13. Insecta = Ectognatha I - Hemimetabola: Blatta orientalis 14. Insecta = Ectognatha II - Holometabola: Apis mellifera 14. Echinodermata: Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea, Echinoidea, Holothuroidea (Adriatic Sea)
Literature
  • Velká kniha živočichů :hmyz - ryby - obojživelníci - plazi - ptáci - savci. 3. vyd. Bratislava: Príroda, 2001, 344 s.: 15. ISBN 80-07-00863-2. info
  • ANDĚRA, Miloš. Velká kniha živočichů :hmyz, ryby, obojživelníci, plazi, ptáci, savci : [1582 barevných ilustrací]. Edited by Ladislav Korbel, Illustrated by Jindřich Krejča. Vyd. 2. Bratislava: Príroda, 1997, 344 s. ISBN 80-07-00991-4. info
  • BUCHAR, Jan. Klíč k určování bezobratlých. 1. vyd. Praha: Scientia, 1995, 285 s. ISBN 80-85827-81-6. info
Assessment methods
Requirements for credit: (1.) active participation on practices and (2.) final presentation of completed exercise book or documents with work sheets, original drawings, event. coloured anatomy tables prepared by tutor
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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