PřF:Bi2090c Verteb. phyl. & divers. - pr. - Course Information
Bi2090c Vertebrate phylogeny and diversity - practical course
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. Tomáš Bartonička, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jan Sychra, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Bc. Jakub Žák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- doc. Mgr. Tomáš Bartonička, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Bartonička, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- NOW ( 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
- Biology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-EB)
- Biology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-UCB) (2)
- Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EKB)
- Course objectives
- Identification of characteristic species of particular vertebrate groups focused on the central European fauna.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of the course students should be able to identify important vertebrate taxa of the Czech republic, describe their determination characteristics and classify them into the system of animals.
- Syllabus
- 1. Primary aquatic vertebrates, morphology, system, identification features 2. Lampreys and sturgeons. 3. Non cyprinids (non carps) 4. Cyprinids (carps) 5. Analysis of fish morphology and anatomy 6. Amphibians 7. Reptiles 8. Birds, morphology, system; aquatic birds (divers, grebes, cormorants and pelicans, herons, bitterns and storks, swans, gees and ducks) 9. Birds II: other Non-passerines 10. Birds III: Passerines 1 11. Birds IV: Passerines 2 12. Mammals, morphology, system; Insectivores and bats 13. Mammals II: rodents, hares and rabbits 14. Mammals III: carnivores and ungulates
- Literature
- Čihař J., Malý J., 1978: Sladkovodní ryby. SZN Praha.
- Hrabě S., Oliva O., Opatrný E., 1973: Klíč našich ryb, obojživelníků a plazů
- ZWACH, Ivan. Naši obojživelníci a plazi ve fotografii. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní zemědělské nakladatelství, 1990, 141 s. ISBN 8020900535. info
- Balát F., 1986: Klíč k určování našich ptáků v přírodě. Academia Praha.
- Dungel J., Hudec K., 2001: Atlas ptáků České a Slovenské republiky. Academia Praha.
- Černý W., Drchal K., 1990: Ptáci. Aventinum Praha.
- Anděra M., Horáček I., 1982: Poznáváme naše savce. MF Praha.
- DUNGEL, Jan. Savci střední Evropy. Edited by Miroslav Šebela. Brno: Jota, 1993, 158 s. ISBN 80-85617-16-1. info
- Pelikán J., Gaisler J., Rödl P., 1979: Naši savci. Academia Praha.
- Teaching methods
- Theoretical principles of identification of vertebrate species occurring in the Czech Republic, material identification (preparations)
- Assessment methods
- four tests, identification of vertebrates
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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