C8152 Comparative animal biology

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Omar Šerý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Omar Šerý, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Biochemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is give to students basis of comparative animal physiology.
Syllabus
  • 1. Dermal system 2. Muscular and bone systems 3. Digestive system 4. Vessel system 5. Respiratory system. 6. Excretory and sexual systems. 7. Nervous system. 8. Sensory system. 9. System of glands with inner secretion. 9. Evolution and recent news about evolution mechanisms.
Literature
  • Comparative animal physiology. Edited by Philip C. Withers. [1st ed.]. Fort Worth: Saunders College Publishing, 1992, xxii, 949. ISBN 0-03-012847-1. info
  • HILL, Richard W., Gordon A. WYSE and Margaret ANDERSON. Animal physiology. Sunderland, Mass.: Sinauer Associates, 2004, xxvi, 770. ISBN 0878933158. info
  • MOYES, Christopher D. and Patricia M. SCHULTE. Principles of animal physiology. 2nd ed. San Francisco, Calif.: Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, 2008, xxx, 754. ISBN 9780321501554. info
Teaching methods
Lectures with PowerPoint presentations and recommended books for self study.
Assessment methods
Oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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