BIp039 Vertebrates of the Czech Republic

Faculty of Education
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Radovan Smolinský, Ph.D., PhD. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Boris Rychnovský, CSc.
Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Ing. Radovan Smolinský, Ph.D., PhD.
Supplier department: Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
At the end of this course, students should be able to: - understand the recent distribution of particular species occuring in the area of Czech republic; rate of protection conditions; - identify to common Czech vertebrates and explain the basic knowledge of ecological requirements and occurence in ecosystems; - have a understanding of vertebrate diverzity on Czech - characteristize of vertebrate taxons in model ecosystems; - know bionomie of model vertebrate species;
Syllabus
  • Seminary Basic picture about vertebrates body organization, acquire of determinate competences important vertebrates species in CR, its bionomie. 1. Cyclostomata 2. Actinopterygii 3. Amphibia 4. Reptilia 5. Aves 6. Mammalia 7. Vertebrates in different ecosytems.
Literature
  • SVENSSON, Lars. Ptáci Evropy, severní Afriky a Blízkého východu. Edited by P. J. Grant, Translated by Robert Doležal, Illustrated by Killian Mul. 2., opr. a rozš. vyd. Plzeň: Ševčík, 2012, 447 s. ISBN 9788072912247. info
  • ŘEHÁK, Zdeněk. Atlas ryb, obojživelníků a plazů České a Slovenské republiky. Illustrated by Jan Dungel. Vyd. 2. Praha: Academia, 2011, 181 s. ISBN 9788020019790. info
  • Obojživelníci a plazi České republiky : encyklopedie všech druhů, určovací klíč, 1654 barevných ilustrací. Illustrated by Ivan Zwach. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2009, 496 s. ISBN 9788024725093. info
  • BOHUŠ, Mirko. Velká kniha živočichů : hmyz, ryby, obojživelníci, plazi, ptáci, savci. Edited by Ladislav Korbel, Illustrated by Jindřich Krejča - Veronika Topercero. 4., upr. vyd. Bratislava: Príroda, 2009, 344 s. ISBN 9788007013339. info
  • ČIHAŘ, Jiří. Příroda v České a Slovenské republice. 4. opr. a rozš. vyd., v Aca. Praha: Academia, 2002, 429 s. ISBN 8020009388. info
  • HANEL, Lubomír. Naše ryby a rybaření. Vyd. 1. Praha: Brázda, 2001, 286 s. ISBN 8020902929. info
  • DUNGEL, Jan. Savci střední Evropy. Edited by Miroslav Šebela. Brno: Jota, 1993, 158 s. ISBN 8085617161. info
Teaching methods
Colloqium(individual projects of model vertebrate bionomie - students presentation (PPP), class discussion, laboratory determination of vertebrates, observation and determination of vertebrates in ecosystems)
Assessment methods
Final grade: - test examination (bionomie and ecology, systematics of chordates). - knowledge about our vertebrate species (5 groups - fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals)and ecosystems
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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