PřF:B4290 Primatology - Course Information

B4290 Primatology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2000

Extent and Intensity

2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Jiří Gaisler, DrSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Prerequisites (in Czech)

B2090 System phylogeny vertebrates || B5060 Zoology of vertebrates

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

Syllabus

Characteristics of Mammals and the origin of Primates. Elements of paleoprimatology. Major trends in Primate morphology, ecology and behaviour, including cultural trends. General patterns of recent Primates, their habitats, locomotion, social organization and life strategies. Systematic review of fossil and living Primates. Prosimians: Plesiadapoidea, Adapoidea, Lemuroidea, Lorisoidea, Tarsioidea. Anthropoids (non-human): Ceboidea, Parapithecoidea, Cercopithecoidea, Hominoidea.

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Přednášky a cvičenou blokovou formou. Zakončeno zkouškou.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Od r. 2001: počet týdenních vyučovacích hodin 2/1, počet kreditů 3.

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2001, Spring 2002.