PřF:B9170 Mammal. - Course Information

B9170 Mammalogy

Faculty of Science
Autumn 1999

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

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

Biology - Museology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Zoology)
Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Systematic Zoology and Ecology)
Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Systematic Zoology and Ecology)

Syllabus

Survey of the world Mammalian fauna, except Central European Mammals. Characteristics of subclasses, orders and families; only brief synopses in both Chiroptera and Primates, since the orders are subject of special courses (chiropterology, primatology). Distribution patterns and major ecological adaptations of Mammals. Selected (model) species, descriptions, habitats, life strategies, foraging, reproduction. Survey of methods to study Mammalian populations, guilds and communities.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001.