PřF:Bi6410 Physiology of biorhythms - Course Information
Bi6410 Physiology of biorhythms
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2009
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. RNDr. Richard Petrásek, CSc. (lecturer), doc. RNDr. Martin Vácha, Ph.D. (deputy)
prof. RNDr. Vladimír Šimek, CSc. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- prof. RNDr. Richard Petrásek, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Richard Petrásek, CSc. - Timetable
- Tue 12:00–13:50 BR1
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- Bi3030 Animal physiology || B3030 Animal physiology
- 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
- General Biology (programme PřF, B-BI, specialization Physiology of Animals)
- General Biology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Physiology of Animals)
- General Biology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Physiology of Animals)
- Course objectives
- This course at first takes up the individual type of biorhythms. Te cycles 24hours, seasonal and annual are then in detail described. These biorhythms in the regulation of the different actions of a organism have the greatest importance. So they on a size of different parameters the great influence. The students are preparing on this fact.
- Syllabus
- Definition of basic terms.
- Metodologies used in studying and assesing rhytmic processes.
- ndogenous rhythms: Biological clock in general - mechanisms, Endogenous rhythms without external correlates, Endogenous rhythms with external correlates (including circadian, sexual and population cycles)
- External rhythms: Photoperiodicity, Thermoperiodicity, The effect of food and environment, Meteorotropic influences, Cosmic influences.
- Rhytmic processes and animal navigation.
- Exogenous rhythms: 24-hour rhythms, Lunar rhythms, Seasonal rhythms.
- Conclusions on biorhythms.
- 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
- Assessment methods
- Lecture with oral examination.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Information on course enrolment limitations: Určeno pouze pro posluchače směru fyziologie živočichů. Přednáška probíhá jedenkrát za tři týdny.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
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