Bi8750 Selected issues in crustaceology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marie Zhai, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Adam Petrusek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Ďuriš, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Radka Symonová, Ph.D. (lecturer), Mgr. Marie Zhai, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Marie Zhai, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Marie Zhai, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:50 D31/238
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Bi1030 Inverteb. phylog. & divers. && Bi1030c Inverteb. phyl. & divers. -pr.
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
Course objectives
The main objective is to provide a general overview of the crustacean morphology, biology, diversity and phylogeny; for selected crustacean groups special, currently researched topics will be presented. Special attention will be paid to the following groups: Cladocera, Copepoda, Ostracoda, Stomatopoda, Caridea, Brachyura, and some little-known marine crustacean groups (Mystacocarida, Remipedia, Cephalocarida, Tantulocarida). Practical exercise, focused on comparison of the main body types (dissection) and an inspection of material of selected brachyuran species, will be included. The lectures are partly held by external specialists.
Syllabus
  • 1. General introduction 1 – brief overview of diversity; systematic and phylogenetic relationships - Marie Zhai, Ph.D.
  • 2. General introduction 2 – anatomy, reproduction and life cycles - Marie Zhai, Ph.D.
  • 3. Practical exercise – morphology of selected representatives (dissection) - Marie Zhai, Ph.D.
  • 4. Cladocera – doc. Adam Petrusek
  • 5. Copepoda – overview of diversity and the current knowledge of phylogeny; reproductive strategies - Marie Zhai, Ph.D.
  • 6. Ostracoda – Radka Symonová, Ph.D.
  • 7. Stomatopoda, Caridea (symbiotic shrimps) – doc. Zdeněk Ďuriš
  • 8. Brachyura – including a practical exercise (inspection of material from the Moravian museum) - doc. Zdeněk Ďuriš
  • 9. Mystacocarida, Remipedia, Cephalocarida, Tantulocarida – doc. Adam Petrusek
Literature
  • DEBELIUS, Helmut. Crustacea. Guide of the world. FrankfurtIKAN-Unterwasserarchiv, 2001. 321 s.
  • Biology of freshwater crayfish. Edited by D. M. Holdich. 1st pub. Oxford: Blackwell Science ;, 2002, xvii, 702. ISBN 9780632054312. info
  • Invertebrate zoology. Edited by Edward E. Ruppert - Robert D. Barnes. 6th ed. Fort Worth: Saunders, 1994, xii, 1056. ISBN 0-03-026668-8. info
Teaching methods
2h lectures and practical exercises
Assessment methods
obligatory presence; colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v jarním semestru lichých let.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2024.
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