PřF:BA270 Ornithology - Course Information

BA270 Ornithology

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Ing. Miroslav Čapek, CSc. (lecturer), doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Řehák, Ph.D. (deputy)

Guaranteed by

doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Řehák, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Řehák, Ph.D.

Prerequisites (in Czech)

B2090 System phylogeny vertebrates || B5060 Zoology of vertebrates || Ex_3927 Zoologie obratlovců

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

• Biology - Museology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Zoology)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Systematic Zoology and Ecology)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Systematic Zoology and Ecology)

Course objectives

Ornithology as a science. Research on birds: the Czech Republic and the World. Societies. Literature. Applied ornithology. Birds as indicators of environmental changes. Protection of birds. Endangered and extinct species. Causes. Bird migration: the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. Patterns of migration. Classification of birds: present state, changes, trends. Birds of the World: zoogeographical regions. Birds of the Czech Republic: recent status, changes, protection. Identification of birds in the field and in the hand. Equipment.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2001, recent)
  
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