Course: Field Practice on Zoology 1

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Course title Field Practice on Zoology 1
Course code ZOO/EXSB1
Organizational form of instruction Field Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Veselý Milan, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Uvíra Vladimír, RNDr. Dr.
  • Matysioková Beata, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The field course aims on improving students' ability to determine invertebrates and vertebrates of the Czech Republic in the field. In addition, students will get familiar with knowledge on habitat preferences, foraging and reproductive strategies of Central European ivertebrates/vertebrates as well as collecting methods.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Observation, Demonstration
Learning outcomes
improving students' ability to determine invertebrates and vertebrates of the Czech Republic in the field.
Student should be able to (after attending the course): - Use different methods of animal collecting. - Recognize the most important central European animal taxa. - Recognize the environment and communities of the most important central European animal taxa.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of anatomy, morphology and ecology of invertebrates and vertebrates.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Active participation. Student must be able to collect animals in the field and to have in basic knowledge on animal morphology to understand typical identificatoin characters.
Recommended literature
  • Determinační klíče.


Study plans that include the course
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