Bi2MP_REZS Revision of Vertebrate Zoology

Faculty of Education
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Boris Rychnovský, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Boris Rychnovský, CSc.
Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Boris Rychnovský, CSc.
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
The main objectives of the course are the following: repetition of chordate problematics:(1) understand and explain the basic picture about chordate body organization in lower taxons; (2) work with information on chordate systematic principles; (3) interpret chordates classification schemes; (4) gain an appreciation of the diversity of the world’s chordates; use (5) the bionomie of modell taxons and species and (6) interpret the occurence of chordates in ecosystems of world.
Syllabus
  • Along systematic of chordates: 1. Chordates versus vertebrates.
  • 2. Urochordata, Cephalochordata.
  • 3. Vertebrata.
  • Basic body organization of taxons, species. Bionomie. 4. Characteristics of taxons:
  • A) Lower vertebrates. B) Cyclostomata. C) Chondrichthyes. D) Actinopterygii and Sarcopterygii (Choanichthyes) E. Amphibia. F) Reptilia. G) Aves. H) Mammalia.
  • 5. Vertebrates in ecosystems.
Literature
  • GAISLER, Jiří and Jan ZIMA. Zoologie obratlovců (Vertebrate Zoology). 2. přepracované. Praha: Academia, 2007, p. 1-692. ISBN 978-80-200-1484-9. info
  • SIGMUND, Leo, Vladimír HANÁK and Oldřich PRAVDA. Zoologie strunatců. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1994, 501 s. ISBN 80-7066-531-9. info
Teaching methods
presentation of themes by students
Assessment methods
project presentations by students credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
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.
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