Course: Ichtyology

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Course title Ichtyology
Course code ZOO/ICHT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Rulík Martin, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Kalous Lukáš, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Uvíra Vladimír, RNDr. Dr.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Detailed introduction the diversity of the fishes of vertebrates (Agnatha - Chondrichthyes Sarcopterygii - Acanthopterygii), their morphology, anatomy and phylogeny.
Students will become familiar with the diversity of fishy vertebrates (Agnatha, Chondrichthyes, Sarcopterygii - Acanthopterygii), their morphology, anatomy and phylogeny.
Prerequisites
Student must be able to present and discuss the basic facts of the above thematic areas.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Written exam

Student must be able to present and discuss the basic facts of the above thematic areas.
Recommended literature
  • Berra, T., 2001. Freshwater fish distribution. Academic Press, 604 str..
  • Carrier, J.C., J.A. Musick, and M.R. Heithaus (eds.) 2004. Biology of sharks and their relatives. CRC Press, 596 str..
  • Gaisler, J., 1983:. Zoologie obratlovců. Academia, Praha, 534 str..
  • Gregory, W. K., 2002. Fish skulls. Krieger Publishing Company, 416 str..
  • Hanel, L. (1999). Svět zvířat VIII. Ryby 1. Albatros, Praha.
  • Hanel, L. 2000. Svět zvířat IX: Ryby 2. Albatros, 157 str..
  • Helfman, G., Collette, B. B., Faecy, D. E., & Bowen, B. W. (2009). The diversity of fishes: biology, evolution, and ecology. John Wiley & Sons.
  • Helfman, G. S., Collete, B. B., and Facey, D. E., 1997:. The diversity of fishes. Blackwell Science, 528 str..
  • Long, J.A. 1995. The rise of fishes: 500 million years of evolution. The John Hopkins University Press, 223 str..
  • Nelson, J. S., Grande, T. C., & Wilson, M. V. (2016). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons.
  • Roček, Z., 2002:. Historie obratlovců. Academia, Praha, 512 str..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Hydrobiology (2021) Category: Biology courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Zoology (2021) Category: Biology courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter