Bi9008 Field course in malacozoology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Michal Horsák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Michal Horsák, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Michal Horsák, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Bi8008 Malacozoology
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 7 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/7, only registered: 0/7
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of this course, students should be able to identify common mollusc species of our fauna. Students will be learn the ecological demands of these taxa and obtain knowledge about basic methods of their collection.
Syllabus
  • The field course includes three days of field research at selected natural habitats in order to collect mollusc, to survey the site, identify and demonstrate the collected taxa and species.
Literature
  • Glöer P., 2002. Süßwassergastropoden Nord- und Mitteleuropas. ConchBooks, Hackenheim.
  • Kerney M.P., Cameron R.A.D., Jungbluth J.H., 1983. Die Landschnecken Nord- und Mitteleuropas. Verlag Paul Parey, Hamburg und Berlin.
  • Cameron R., 2003. Land Snails in the British Isles. FSC, Shrewsbury.
  • Ložek V., 1956. Klíč československých měkkýšů [Key of Czechoslovak Molluscs]. Vydavatelstvo SAV, Bratislava.
  • Beran L., 2002. Vodní měkkýši České republiky – rozšíření a jeho změny, stanoviště, šíření, ohrožení a ochrana, červený seznam. Sborník přírodovědného klubu v Uh. Hradišti, Supplementum 10, 258 pp.
  • HORSÁK, Michal, Lucie JUŘIČKOVÁ and Jaroslav PICKA. Molluscs of the Czech and Slovak Republics. Zlín: Kabourek, 2013, 264 pp. Kabourek, 1. ISBN 978-80-86447-15-5. info
  • The biology of terrestrial molluscs. Edited by Gary M. Barker. Wallingford: CABI Publishing, 2001, xiv, 558. ISBN 0851993184. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 3 dny v terénu.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 3D.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Toto terénní cvičení je přednostně určeno studentům, kteří se zabývají měkkýši. V případě nesplnění prerekvizity Bi8008 je zápis možný až po dohodě s doc. Horsákem.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2016, recent)
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