PřF:C8152 Comparative animal biology

C8152 Comparative animal biology

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2018

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

Prerequisites

passing basic biology lectures

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.

Learning outcomes

Students will be able to describe differences in the physiology of different animals

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

recommended 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.