PřF:Bi2000 Anim. phylog. & divers. - Course Information
Bi2000 Animal phylogeny and diversity
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 3/0/0. 3 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. Tomáš Bartonička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Jana Schenková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Dipl. Biol. Jiří Schlaghamerský, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- doc. Dipl. Biol. Jiří Schlaghamerský, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Dipl. Biol. Jiří Schlaghamerský, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science - Prerequisites
- (! Bi2090 Verteb. phylog. & divers. &&! Bi1030 Inverteb. phylog. & divers. )&&(!NOW( Bi2090 Verteb. phylog. & divers. )&&!NOW( Bi1030 Inverteb. phylog. & divers. ))&&(! B2090 System phylogeny vertebrates &&! B1030 Syst. & phyl. of invertebrates &&! B5060 Zoology of vertebrates &&! B4150 Zool. of invertebrates )
none - 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
- there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The course gives a brief outline of the development of zoological systematics as a scientific discipline and with the principles of zoological systematics with focus on the phylogenetical approach. It provides an overview of the diversity of animals, including phylogenetically less related groups of heterotrophic eukaryotes, i.e. protozoans. The student is introduced to the major taxonomic groups and their representatives (selected based on their importance for the understanding of evolution, in the functioning of ecosystems function, and from the human perspective) and to their phylogenetic position.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of the course students should be able to:
- explain the principles and main terms used in zoological systematics (foremost in phylogenetic systematics - cladistics);
- demonstrate their basic knowledge of major invertebrate and vertebrate taxa, in particular:
- to give their scientific names;
- to explain their mutual genealogy - phylogenesis;
- to name and describe their major traits/characters;
- to describe the evolutionary trends in the major organ systems;
- to demonstrate a good idea of the species richness and distribution of a given group, basic facts about its way of life and ecology. - Syllabus
- Principles of zoological systematics - alternative concepts, basics of phylogenetic systematics. Archezoa, Protozoa (independent regnae): brief overview of the major groups and the question of phylogenetic validity. Animalia (Metazoa) - phylogenesis and characteristics of major taxa on the Phylum level and selected taxa of subordinate levels. "Invertebrates": Porifera; Placozoa; Cnidaria; Ctenophora; Platyhelminthes; Bryozoa; Rotifera; Acanthocephala; Gastrotricha; Nemertea; Sipunculida; Annelida; Mollusca; Brachyozoa; Cephalorhyncha; Nematoda; Nematomorpha; Tardigrada; Onychophora; (Eu)Arthropoda; Echinodermata. Phylum Chordata, characteristics, origin and evolution. Subphylum Tunicata, subphylum Acrania - basic characteristics and morphology. Subphylum Vertebrata - characteristics and system. Supraclass Agnatha - characteristics, living Cyclostomata. Suprafamily Gnathostomata - characteristics; primarily aquatic Gnathostomata, Chondrichthyes, Pisces - morphology, ecology and system. Amphibians, reptiles - morphology, ecology, system, adaptations to terrestrial life. Birds - morphology and system, adaptations to flight. Mammals - morphology, ecology and system.
- Literature
- Zrzavý, Jan. Fylogeneze živočišné říše. Praha: Scientia, 2006. 255 s. ISBN 80-86960-08-0
- Sedlák, Edmund. Zoologie bezobratlých. 2. vydání. Brno : Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2002. 337 s. Učebnice pro základní univerzitní kurs zoologie bezobratlých. ISBN 80-210-2892-0.
- SIGMUND, Leo, Vladimír HANÁK and Oldřich PRAVDA. Zoologie strunatců. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1994, 501 s. ISBN 80-7066-531-9. info
- GAISLER, Jiří. Úvod do zoologie obratlovců (Introduction to vertebrate zoology). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 275 pp. ISBN 80-210-1022-3. info
- Teaching methods
- 3-hour lecture once a week
- Assessment methods
- The course is given as a series of lectures. Credits are given based on the positive results of a written exam (exceptionally oral).
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Bi2000c Animal phylogeny and diversity - practical course
NOW(Bi2000)&&(!Bi2090c||!Bi1030c)&&(!B2090||!B5060||!B1030||!B4150)&&(!NOW(Bi2090c)||!NOW(Bi1030c)) - Bi2090 Vertebrate phylogeny and diversity
((Bi1030&&Bi1030c)||souhlas)&&(!NOW(Bi2000)) - Bi2140 Field practice in zoology
((Bi1030 && (Bi2090||now(Bi2090)) || Bi2000) && !Bi4360) || souhlas - Bi7960 Vertebrate fauna of the Czech Republic
Bi2000||Bi2090||souhlas - Bi8001 Pedobiology
(Bi1030 || Bi2000) && Bi5080
- Bi2000c Animal phylogeny and diversity - practical course
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