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Lecturer(s)
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Uvírová Ivona, RNDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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General characteristics of Molluscs: the system, phylogeny, morphology, physiology and ecology. Relationship between Molluscs and the basis, their position in the food chain, the importance of parasitology. Typical mollusc communities of different types of freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems of ČR. Model species of sea Molluscs. Basic conchiology, determination characters on shells, practical determination of model species. Variability of life strategies. Life demands of molluscs, breeding, population dynamics, life cycles. Methods of malakological research, collection, preservation, preparation, deposition of the collections, breeding. Endangered and invasive species.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration
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Learning outcomes
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Systematics, phylogeny, morphology, physiology and ecology of Molluscs
Student is able to (after attending the course): - Characterise the Molluscs - Describe the basic life strategies of molluscs and their role in ecosystems - Characterize the typical aquatic and terrestrial snail communities of ČR - Determine model species of molluscs - Use basic methods in malacological research
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Prerequisites
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Basic knowledge of zoological system of invertebrates. Field experiences.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
Credit: 80% attendance, protocols from the field experiment, determination of model species Exam: 1. test - 3 randomly selected questions in extent of the lectures, at least 2/3 of maximum points. 2. determination test - at least 12 correctly determined taxa out of 18
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Recommended literature
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Barker, G. M. (2001). The Biology of Terrestrial Molluscs. CABI Pub., Wallingford, 558 pp.
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Beran, L. (2002). Vodní měkkýši České republiky.
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Bianchi, A. M., Fields, J. N. (eds.). (2011). Gastropods: Diversity, Habitat and Genetics. Nova Science Pub Inc, New York, 206 pp.
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Dillon, R.T. (2000). The ecology of freshwater molluscs. Cambridge university press, Cambridge, 509 pp.
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Horsák, M., Juřičková, L., Picka, J. (2013). Měkkýši České a Slovenské republiky. Kabourek, Zlín, 264 pp.
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Ruppert, E. E., Fox, R. S., & Barnes, R. D. (2004). Invertebrate zoology: a functional evolutionary approach. Belmont, Calif: Thomson Brooks/Cole.
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