PřF:Bi0810 Game biology - Course Information
Bi0810 Game biology
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2016
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. RNDr. Petr Koubek, CSc. (lecturer), doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Řehák, Ph.D. (deputy)
RNDr. Božena Koubková, Ph.D. (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Řehák, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Řehák, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science - Timetable
- Tue 10:00–11:50 UBO
- 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
- Zoology (programme PřF, N-EB)
- Course objectives
- History of the game biology, hunting laws. Game birds and game mammals in the Czech Republic, their origin, density, level of management and economic importance. Basic principles of game animals management.Management of big game populations. Intensive game keeping.
- Syllabus
- History of the game biology, hunting laws. Game birds and mammals in the CZ, their origin, level of hunting management. Hunting statistics. Introduction and reintroduction. Artificial keeping and releasing of endangered game animals. Principles of game management. Sustainable hunting, ageing, censusing and sex ratio. Management of ungulates and carnivores. Food competition, habitat carying capacity, biotope protection. Pheasantry, game keeping in an enclosures, falconry, game farming.
- Literature
- Wildlife Biology, Journal of Wildlife Management, Zeitschrift für Jagdwischenschaft, Baiträge zur Jagd-und Wildforschung, Gibier Faune Sauvage,
- Teaching methods
- Lectures
- Assessment methods
- Oral exam
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: sudý.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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