Bi9180 Advanced evolution of vertebrates

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Adam Konečný, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Adam Konečný, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Adam Konečný, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Thu 11:00–12:50 D31/238
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Bi2080 Histology and organology && Bi2090 Verteb. phylog. & divers.
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 course summarizes and deepens knowledge of phylogeny of main chordate lineages and crucial evolutionary transformations characterizing these groups and forming the starting point of their diversification. The accent is put on (paleo)ecological, molecular and physiological causes and consequences of the evolutionary novelties, detailed information on important apomorphies and current knowledge of the chordate systematics. This course will be based on knowledge that the students have been acquiring during their university studies (especially in the course Bi2090 Vertebrate phylogeny and diversity). Both courses thus form a conceptual framework for preparation for the Master' s State Exam in vertebrate phylogeny.
Learning outcomes
After having been attending the course, the student will be able to: - list and describe in detail typical features of constituent chordate lineages;
- characterize evolutionary trends of each organ system;
- describe evolutionary novelties in the chordate evolutionary development and compare them across the lineages;
- characterize the extinct vertebrate groups and their influence in the evolution of recent ones;
- describe phylogenetic relationships among vertebrate lineages and their main diversification.
Syllabus
  • • Setting of chordate organization and body plan, advanced knowledge of the most important apomorphies, diversification of chordates.
  • • Basal radiation of Craniata and setting of the structural organization background: origin of head, skull, mineralized tissues.
  • • Origin, early diversification and characteristics of fossil vertebrates ("Placodermi", "Ostracodermi", "Acanthodii"), their phylogenetic relationship to the recent vertebrate groups.
  • • Evolutionary novelty: origin of jaws.
  • • Background setting and particularities of primarily aquatic vertebrates.
  • • Transformation to terrestrial life and associated morphological and physiological modifications.
  • • The tetrapods: evolutionary background of early tetrapod radiation, evolutionary transformations and particularities of main lineages.
  • • Evolutionary novelties: diversification of body surface structures, mammal viviparity.
  • • Active flight and associated morphological and physiological modifications.
  • • Recent progress in understanding of vertebrate systematics at various taxonomic levels.
Literature
  • Benton, M. J. (2005), Vertebrate Paleontology, 3rd ed. Blackwell Science Ltd
  • Pough F.H. et al., 2009 : Vertebrate Life. 8th Ed. Benjamin Cummings.
  • GAISLER, Jiří and Jan ZIMA. Zoologie obratlovců (Vertebrate Zoology). 2. přepracované. Praha: Academia. p. 1-692. ISBN 978-80-200-1484-9. 2007. info
  • ZRZAVÝ, Jan. Fylogeneze živočišné říše. 1. vyd. Praha: Scientia. 255 s. ISBN 8086960080. 2006. info
  • ROČEK, Zbyněk. Historie obratlovců : evoluce, fylogeneze, systém. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia. 511 s. ISBN 8020008586. 2002. info
Teaching methods
Teaching activities during the autumn semester 2020 will be in a form of online interactive regular (every week) meetings related to lecture, consultations, training tasks and tests, and student's presentations.
Assessment methods
Oral exam, student activity and presentations.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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