Bi2BP_DPRB Determination of invertebrates

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Robert Vlk, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Boris Rychnovský, CSc.
Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Robert Vlk, Ph.D.
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 objectives of the course are the following: emproving basic taxonomy and phylogenetics information connected with the knowledge about ecology and distribution of invertebrate animals.
At the end of the course students should be able to: identify the most important representatives of our (European) invertebrate fauna; find identification characters on the base of good knovledge of their morphology.
Special attention is paid to insects and protected or endangered species.
Syllabus
  • 1. Shells of Gastropoda (marine, freshwater, terrestrial)
  • 2. Shells of Bivalvia (marine, freshwater)
  • 3. Permanent microscopical preparations of small arthropods
  • 4. Arachnoidea (esp. identification of our spiders and harvestmen)
  • 5. Crustacea (esp. identification of our Branchiopoda, Isopoda, Amphipoda and Decapoda )
  • 6. Dragonflies
  • 7. Bush-crickets and grass-hoppers
  • 8. Cockroaches and Stick and Leaf Insects
  • 9. Bugs (Pentatomidae, Coreidae, etc.)
  • 10. Carabid beetles
  • 11. Beetles of superfamily Lamellicornia (Lucanidae, Geotrupidae, Scarabaeidae)
  • 12. Cerambycid beetles
  • 13. Chrysomelid and Curculionid beetles
  • 14. Butterfles and moths
  • 15. Porifera and Bryozoa
Literature
  • KUNST M., ZPĚVÁK J.: Atlas bezobratlých, SPN, Praha, l978. 80 s.
  • HUDEC, Karel. Příroda České republiky : průvodce faunou. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2007, 439 s. ISBN 9788020015693. info
  • Velká kniha živočichů :hmyz - ryby - obojživelníci - plazi - ptáci - savci. 3. vyd. Bratislava: Príroda, 2001, 344 s.: 15. ISBN 80-07-00863-2. info
  • ANDĚRA, Miloš. Velká kniha živočichů :hmyz, ryby, obojživelníci, plazi, ptáci, savci : [1582 barevných ilustrací]. Edited by Ladislav Korbel, Illustrated by Jindřich Krejča. Vyd. 2. Bratislava: Príroda, 1997, 344 s. ISBN 80-07-00991-4. info
  • BUCHAR, Jan. Klíč k určování bezobratlých. 1. vyd. Praha: Scientia, 1995, 285 s. ISBN 80-85827-81-6. info
Assessment methods
During courses under supervision of tutor students work either individually or team work (in couples) is prefered. Requirements for credit: active participation and completed exercise book.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015.
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