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Lecturer(s)
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Matysioková Beata, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Remeš Vladimír, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Basic course of animal ecology with focus on physiological, behavioural, and evolutionary aspects. The course includes following topics: 1. Body size and its evolution, scaling 2. Metabolism, metabolic theory 3. Evolution of endothermy, ectothermy, adaptations to extreme environments 4. Adaptations for life in the sea, cold environments, and deserts 5. Life histories and proximate mechanisms of life history evolution 6. Foraging ecology
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
- Attendace
- 24 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Basic course of animal ecology with focus on physiological, behavioural, and evolutionary aspects.
Students will get knowledge of animal ecology. Students will be able to understand relationships of animals to their environment as adaptations in behavior, physiology and body design. They will also understand animal species interactions and their importance for ecological processes.
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Prerequisites
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Basic knowledge of ecology.
ZOO/UEK
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance
Students will be required to pass an exam.
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Recommended literature
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Begon M., Townsend C.R., Harper J.L. 2005. Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems. 4th edition. Wiley-Blackwell..
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Brown J. H. 1995. Macroecology. University of Chicago Press.
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Davies N. B., Krebs J. R., West S. A. 2012. An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology, 4th ed. Wiley-Blackwell..
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Gaston K. J., Spicer J. I. 2004. Biodiversity: An Introduction, 2nd ed. Wiley-Blackwell.
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Stearns S.C. 1992. The Evolution of Life Histories. Oxford University Press.
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Tkadlec E. 2008. Populační ekologie: Struktura, růst a dynamika populací. Vydavatelství UP.
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Willmer P., Stone G., Johnston, I. 2004. Environmental Physiology of Animals, 2nd ed. Wiley-Blackwell..
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